title: Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Arterial stiffness in patients with bronchial asthma; role of hypertension and antihypertensive drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Xue
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China; International Physical Examination and Healthy Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Electronic address: ruitaowang@126.com.
authors.forename: Rui-Tao
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness