Carotid-radial pulse wave velocity as a discriminator of intrinsic wall alterations during evaluation of endothelial function by flow-mediated dilatation

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 6458-6461

  Torrado, J ^a   Bia, D ^a   Zocalo Y ^a   Farro, I ^a   Farro, F ^a   Valero, M ^b   Armentano, R L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL DIAMETER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL USE; DOPPLER ULTRASOUND; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; FLOW-MEDIATED DILATATION; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; REACTIVE HYPEREMIA; STRAIN GAUGE; TEMPORAL PROFILE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DISCRIMINATORS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERIES; DILATATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 84864591240     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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