Postural changes may influence popliteal atherosclerosis by modifying local circumferential wall tension

Hypertension Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2059-2064

  Gemignani, Tiago ^a   Matos Souza, José R ^a   Coelho, Otávio R ^a   Franchini, Kleber G ^a   Nadruz Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STRAIN; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENSILE STRESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTURE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 58849145076     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.2059     Document Type: Article

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