Effect of age and sex on carotid intima-media thickness, elasticity and brachial endothelial function in healthy adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1198-1206

  Juonala, Markus ^a   Kähönen, Mika ^b   Laitinen, Tomi ^e   Hutri Kähönen, Nina ^b   Jokinen, Eero ^f   Taittonen, Leena ^d   Pietikäinen, Matti ^c   Helenius, Hans ^a   Viikari, Jorma S A ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Center of Social and Health Services   (Finland)

^d VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arterial elasticity; Endothelial function; Intima media thickness; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTIMA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 45349088748     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm556     Document Type: Article

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