TY  - JOUR
T1  - AOrtic stiffness and incident hypertension
AU  - Protogerou AD, van Sloten TT, Sethouwer CA
Y1  - 2013/01/02
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.68796
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 29
EP  - 30
VL  - 309
IS  - 1
N2  - 
On the basis of arterial mechanics, hypertension phenotypes are classified as isolated systolic hypertension, isolated diastolic hypertension, and combined systolic and diastolic hypertension. In isolated systolic hypertension, increased pulsatility is due to high arterial stiffness, whereas the 2 other types are mainly attributed to increased total peripheral resistance.2 At the age of 60 years (the mean age of the studied population), about 80% of the hypertensive population would be expected to present with isolated systolic hypertension and 20% with combined systolic and diastolic hypertension.3 It is therefore important to evaluate the data further on the basis of these phenotypes to better delineate the effect of arterial stiffness on the development of hypertension.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.68796
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.68796
ER  -