Arterial compliance: A tool in the evaluation of vascular disease in familial hypercholesterolemia

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 437-440

  Marques Da Silva, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARTERIES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0033983415     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(99)00471-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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