Brachial artery hyperemic blood flow velocities are related to carotid atherosclerosis

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Järhult, Susann J ^a   Sundström, Johan ^a   Lind, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Bloodflow; Brachial; Carotid; Hyperemia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLE;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 69149087096     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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