Advances in arterial stiffness assessment

Artery Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 130-136

  Hermeling, Evelien ^a   Reneman, Robert S ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Pulse wave velocity; Ultrasound; Wave analysis; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; BIOMECHANICS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84866913990     PISSN: 18729312     EISSN: 18764401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2011.10.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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