A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso
, Milena de Andrade Melo
, Priscila Valverde Vitorino
, Claudia Gonçalves
, João Alexandre Berigó
, [...]
Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso
, Milena de Andrade Melo
, Priscila Valverde Vitorino
, Claudia Gonçalves
, João Alexandre Berigó
, [...]
Abstract Background The early detection of vascular damage in subclinical stages of hypertensive disease may be the key point in the prevention of cardiovascular outcomes. Objectives to correlate parameters of structural vascular damage (measurement of the carotid intima-media thickness) with parameters of functional vascular damage (central hemodynamic measurements) in pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients taking up to two classes of anti-hypertensive drugs. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted with a convenience sample of patients attending the Liga de Hipertensão […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention and control; Carotid Intima - Media Thickness; Blood Pressure; Vascular Stiffness; Hypertension; Manometry/ methods; Oscillometry/methods