Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Pulse Pressure Index In Elderly Essential Hypertensive Patients / 中华高血压杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship between carotid intima media thickness (IMT) and pulse pressure index (PPI) in elderly hypertensive patients.PPI was defined as 24 h mean pulse pressure(PP)/24 h mean SBP.Methods One hundred and three elderly hypertensive patients were categorized by PPI level:group A (PPI