Brachial artery diameter is related to cardiovascular risk factors and intima-media thickness

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 554-560

  Holewijn, S ^a   Den Heijer, M ^a   Swinkels, D W ^a   Stalenhoef, A F H ^a   De Graaf, J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Brachial artery diameter; Flow mediated dilatation; Intima media thickness; Nitroglycerin mediated dilatation; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 66849124586     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02152.x     Document Type: Article

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