Mechanical properties of the aorta determined by the pressure-diameter relation

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 696-704

  Stefanadis, Ch ^a   Dernellis, J ^a   Toutouzas, P ^a  

^a FESC   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic loop; Elastic properties; Methodology; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART INDEX; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; REVIEW; SMOKING; TACHYCARDIA;

AORTA; CORONARY DISEASE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRESSURE; SMOKING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033303972     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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