Using brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity to associate arterial stiffness with cardiovascular risks

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-246

  Hung, C S ^a   Lin, J W ^a   Hsu, C N ^a   Chen, H M ^a   Tsai, R Y ^a   Chien, Y F ^a   Hwang, J J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk factors; Diastolic dysfunction; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349119254     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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