Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-derived aortic distensibility: Validation and observed regional differences in the elderly

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 535-542

  Nelson, Adam J ^a   Worthley, Stephen G ^a   Cameron, James D ^b   Willoughby, Scott R ^a   Piantadosi, Cynthia ^a   Carbone, Angelo ^a   Dundon, Benjamin K ^a   Leung, Michael C ^a   Hope, Sarah A ^b   Meredith, Ian T ^b   Worthley, Matthew I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Aortic distensibility; Arterial stiffness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulse wave velocity; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA; AORTA DISTENSIBILITY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; TONOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 67649512483     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32831e4599     Document Type: Article

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