Comparison of arterial stiffness and microcirculatory changes following abdominal aortic aneurysm grafting

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-378

  Moloney, M A ^a   McHugh, S ^a   O'Donnell, D H ^a   Casey, R G ^a   Kavanagh, E G ^a   Grace, P A ^a   Fitzgerald, P ^a   Bouchier Hayes, D J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Applanation tonometry; Augmentation index; Laser doppler fluximetry

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA GRAFT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART WORK; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 79955635848     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-010-0513-3     Document Type: Article

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