Impaired human coronary artery distensibility by atherosclerotic lesions: A mechanical and histological investigation

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 421-428

  Frøbert, Ole ^a   Schiønning, Jørgen ^a   Gregersen, Hans ^a   Baandrup, Ulrik ^a   Petersen, Jens Aage Kølsen ^a   Bagger, Jens Peder ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Blood vessels anatomy and histology; Compliance; Coronary disease physiopathology; Impedance planimetry; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0031438898     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1997.470374.x     Document Type: Article

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