Clinical applications of arterial stiffness, Task Force III: recommendations for user procedures.

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Published in Am J Hypertens on May 01, 2002

Authors

Luc M Van Bortel1, Daniel Duprez, Mirian J Starmans-Kool, Michel E Safar, Christina Giannattasio, John Cockcroft, Daniel R Kaiser, Christian Thuillez

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. luc.vanbortel@rug.ac.be

Associated clinical trials:

Cardiovascular Complications of Carfilzomib Treatment | NCT03543579

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