Arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk: Pathophysiologic mechanisms and emerging clinical indications

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-7

  Palombo, Carlo ^a   Kozakova, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular risk; Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity; Local distensibility; Tissue biomarker; Vascular aging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; HEART FAILURE; METABOLISM; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84958047862     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: 18793649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2015.11.083     Document Type: Review

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