Brachial artery diameter measurement: A tool to simplify non-invasive vascular assessment

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Montalcini, T ^a   Gorgone, G ^a   Gazzaruso, C ^b,c   Romeo, S ^a,d   Bosco, D ^e   Pujia, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b Clinical Institute Beato Matteo   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e Unit of Neurology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Brachial; Endothelial function; Remodeling; Vascular assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83755220614     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.09.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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