Aortic stiffening does not predict coronary and extracoronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic men at risk for cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 293-301

  Megnien, Jean Louis ^a   Simon, Alain ^a   Denarie, Nicolas ^a   Del Pino, Muriel ^a   Gariepy, Jérôme ^a   Segond, Patrick ^b   Levenson, Jaime ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b PCV METRA Group   (France)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance.; Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Tomography scanner; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA WALL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE;

EID: 0031966794     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(97)00477-9     Document Type: Article

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