title: Vascular stiffness and the "chicken-or-the-egg" question.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1717 11th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35216, USA. sglasser@uab.edu
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Glasser
authors.forename: Donna K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Arnett
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*