Publication: The Relationship between Body Composition and Renal Resistive Index in Newly diagnosed Hypertensive Patients
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2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Karakan, S.
Inan, B.
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Objective: Obesity is a major modifiable risk factor for atherosclerosis. Thus, early risk markers are needed to identify obese subjects. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between body composition and arterial stiffness documented by Doppler-derived renal resistive index (RRI).
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Karakan S., Inan B., -The Relationship between Body Composition and Renal Resistive Index in Newly diagnosed Hypertensive Patients-, WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.66, ss.256-261, 2017