Pulse wave velocity in retinal arteries of healthy volunteers

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 675-679

  Kotliar, Konstantin E ^a   Baumann, Marcus ^a   Vilser, Walthard ^b,c   Lanzl, Ines M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c IMEDOS Systems UG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RETINA ARTERY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; RETINAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955015026     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.181263     Document Type: Article

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