Spatial distension variations are associated with focal atherosclerotic plaques

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-205

  Graf, Iulia M ^a   Schreuder, Floris H B M ^b   Mess, Werner H ^b   Reneman, Robert S ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Carotid arteries; Distension; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 72149095495     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000267280     Document Type: Article

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