Association between atherosclerosis in carotid artery and elastic modulus of brachial artery

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-19

  Rahmani Cherati, Tavvos ^a   Mokhtari Dizaji, Manijhe ^a   Gity, Masome ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77953467580     PISSN: 17358620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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