Is local stiffness, as measured by radio frequency, more sensitive than intima-media thickness?

International Angiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 575-580

  Novo, G ^a   Di Miceli, R ^a   Novo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Carotid intima media thickness; Vascular stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894209928     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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