Pulse wave velocity as a diagnostic Index: The pitfalls of tethering versus stiffening of the arterial wall

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1367-1373

  Hodis, S ^a   Zamir, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age related hypertension; Arterial wall; Hypertension; Pulse wave velocity; Tethering; Vascular stiffening; Wave speed

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; ARTERIAL WALL; HYPERTENSION; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; TETHERING; VASCULAR STIFFENING; WAVE SPEED;

DIAGNOSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; SPEED; STIFFNESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; ARTERIES; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79954605242     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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