Contribution of blood viscosity in the assessment of flow-mediated dilation and arterial stiffness

Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-234

  Parkhurst, Kristin L ^a   Lin, Hsin Fu ^a   Devan, Allison E ^a   Barnes, Jill N ^a   Tarumi, Takashi ^a   Tanaka, Hirofumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid artery compliance; pulse wave velocity; shear rate; shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864542743     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X12450095     Document Type: Article

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