Figure 1From: Cerebrovascular mental stress reactivity is impaired in hypertension Carotid artery images in a normotensive (A) and a hypertensive subject (B). Intima media thickness is shown by white arrow heads. Carotid intima media thickness was measured in the far wall of the distal right common carotid artery over 1 cm below the carotid bulb. The image was frozen at end diastole (white arrows on EKG strip).Back to article page