Elisabeth J. Balkestein

Non-invasive assessment of local arterial pulse pressure: comparison of applanation tonometry and echo-tracking

Luc M. Van Bortel, Elisabeth J. Balkestein, Janneke J. van der Heijden-Spek et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 2001 · 381 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +14

Obesity is associated with increased arterial stiffness from adolescence until old age

Pantelis Zebekakis, Tim S. Nawrot, Lutgarde Thijs et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 2005 · 277 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Cardiology, Obesity Prevention +16

Brachial Pressure–Independent Reduction in Carotid Stiffness After Long-Term Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition in Diabetic Hypertensives

Anne‐Isabelle Tropeano, Pierre Boutouyrie, Bruno Pannier et al. · Hypertension · 2006 · 170 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +17

Carotid and Femoral Artery Stiffness in Relation to Three Candidate Genes in a White Population

Elisabeth J. Balkestein, Jan A. Staessen, Ji‐Guang Wang et al. · Hypertension · 2001 · 90 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14

The effect of weight loss with or without exercise training on large artery compliance in healthy obese men

Elisabeth J. Balkestein, Dorien P. van Aggel‐Leijssen, Marleen A. van Baak et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 1999 · 89 citations

Education, Cardiology, Exercise Physiology +16