A constitutive modeling interpretation of the relationship among carotid artery stiffness, blood pressure, and age in hypertensive subjects

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 6, 2015, Pages H568-H582

  Spronck, Bart ^a   Heusinkveld, Maarten H G ^a,b   Donders, Wouter P ^b,c   De Lepper, Anouk G W ^a   Roodt, Jos O’pt ^a   Kroon, Abraham A ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Collagen; Constitutive modeling; Elastin; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WALL STRESS; AGE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAROTID ARTERIES; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84929138395     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00290.2014     Document Type: Article

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