Integrated e-health approach based on vascular ultrasound and pulse wave analysis for asymptomatic atherosclerosis detection and cardiovascular risk stratification in the community

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-294

  Santana, Daniel Bia ^a   Zócalo, Yanina A ^a   Armentano, Ricardo L ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; e Health; interoperability; low cost approach; patient specific healthcare; public health

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE PREVENTION; EHEALTH; INDIVIDUAL RISKS; LOW-COST APPROACH; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; NON-INVASIVE TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; URUGUAY; VASCULAR ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; INNOVATION; INTEROPERABILITY; PATIENT TREATMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; URUGUAY;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; URUGUAY; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84858123866     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2011.2169977     Document Type: Article

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