Pulse wave velocity: A new calculation method

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 53-59

  Mosti, G ^a   Iabichella, M L ^a   Picerni, P ^a  

^a Centro Studi Città di Lucca   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Hypercholesterolemia; Pulse wave velocity (PWV); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSE RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE;

EID: 0034155225     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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