Aortic, carotid and femoral stiffness: How do they relate? Towards reference values

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1305-1306

  Laurent, Stéphane ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; EDITORIAL; FEMORAL ARTERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE;

AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 54449085659     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328306a73d     Document Type: Editorial

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