Noninvasive determination of local pulse wave velocity and wave intensity: Changes with age and gender in the carotid and femoral arteries of healthy human

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 727-735

  Borlotti, Alessandra ^a   Khir, Ashraf W ^a   Rietzschel, Ernst R ^b   De Buyzere, Marc L ^b   Vermeersch, Sebastian ^c   Segers, Patrick ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diameter; Distensibility; Reflection index; Wave separation; Wave speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE WAVE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84865740863     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00164.2012     Document Type: Article

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