Arterial stiffness measured as pulse wave velocity is highly correlated with coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic patients

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 652-658

  Liu, Chiu Shong ^a,b   Li, Chia Ing ^a   Shih, Chuen Ming ^a   Lin, Wen Yuan ^a,b   Lin, Chih Hsueh ^a,b   Lai, Shih Wei ^a,b   Li, Tsai Chung ^c,d   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a,b,c,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULSE WAVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 80052059651     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.7021     Document Type: Article

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