Pulse wave velocity for assessment of arterial stiffness among people with spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Miyatani, Masae ^a,b   Masani, Kei ^a,b   Oh, Paul I ^c,d   Miyachi, Motohiko ^e   Popovic, Milos R ^b   Craven, B Cathy ^d  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Coronary artery disease; Doppler ultrasound; Pulse wave velocity; Risk factors; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PILOT STUDY; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 63049140164     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760755     Document Type: Article

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