Prevalence and characteristics of atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease in a Chinese population of Inner Mongolia

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Wang, Y ^a   Li, J ^b   Zhao, D ^a   Wei, Y ^a   Hou, L ^a   Hu, D ^b   Xu, Yawei ^a  

^a TENTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity; Carotid intima media thickness; Radial augmentation index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONGOLIA; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHINA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 79251603400     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000069     Document Type: Article

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