Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 152-157 , May 2008

Differential impact of heart rate on arterial wall stiffness and thickness in young adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study

Received 6 July 2007 ,Accepted 16 October 2007.

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 This study was supported by grants 0555168B from the American Heart Association, HD-047247 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, AG-16592 from the National Institute on Aging, and HL-38844 from the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(07)00207-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2007.10.008

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 152-157 , May 2008

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