Age and gender related patterns in carotid-femoral PWV and carotid and femoral stiffness in a large healthy, middle-aged population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1411-1419

  Vermeersch, Sebastian J ^a,d   Rietzschel, Ernst R ^b   De Buyzere, Marc L ^b   De Bacquer, Dirk ^b   De Backer, Guy ^b   Van Bortel, Luc M ^c   Gillebert, Thierry C ^b   Verdonck, Pascal R ^a   Segers, Patrick ^a  

^a Cardiovasc Mech/Biofluid D R U   (Belgium)

^b Department of Cardiovascular Diseases ^*  (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arteriosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Elasticity; Femoral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; BELGIUM; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); ELASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AORTA; BELGIUM; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPLIANCE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 54449090418     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282ffac00     Document Type: Article

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