Journal of Hypertension and Cardiology
Open Access
Vascular Damage in Newly Diagnosed Young Hypertensive Patients, Assessed by Carotid Intima Media Thickness: An Indian Perspective
Nov 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-253
Rohit SinglaCorresponding author
Background: Western studies have shown that hypertension increases carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) as early as in childhood and adolescence. However, similar data from India is lacking. Indians have different genetic, racial, geographic, cultural and dietary patterns. Hence a similar trend may…