Augmentation index and aortic pulse wave velocity in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 421-425

  Durmus, Ismet ^a   Kazaz, Zeynep ^b   Altun, Gokalp ^a   Cansu, Aysegul ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Augmentation index; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PULSE WAVE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 84894543341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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