Arterial stiffness and ventricular stiffness: A couple of diseases or a coupling disease? A review from the cardiologist's point of view

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-43

  Antonini Canterin, Francesco ^a   Carerj, Scipione ^b   Di Bello, Vitantonio ^c   Di Salvo, Giovanni ^d   La Carrubba, Salvatore ^e   Vriz, Olga ^f   Pavan, Daniela ^g   Balbarini, Alberto ^c   Nicolosi, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e Villa Sofia Hospital   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di San Daniele del Friuli   (Italy)

^g S Vito al Tagliamento Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Echo tracking; Ventricular stiffness; Ventricular arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE STIFFNESS; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 58449094904     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen236     Document Type: Review

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