Functional analysis of the common carotid artery: Relative distension differences over the vessel wall measured in vivo

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 973-981

  Segers, Patrick ^a   Rabben, Stein Inge ^b   De Backer, Julie ^c   De Sutter, Johan ^c   Gillebert, Thierry C ^c   Van Bortel, Luc ^c   Verdonck, Pascal ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Carotid artery; Distension; Large artery function; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 2542441870     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200405000-00020     Document Type: Article

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