Noninvasive measurements of aortic stiffness: Methodological considerations

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 716-730

  Lehmann, E D ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Applanation tonometry; Doppler ultrasound; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulse wave velocity; Transit times

Indexed keywords

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033304359     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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