Reference values for local arterial stiffness. Part B: Femoral artery

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1997-2009

  Bossuyt, Jelle ^a   Engelen, Lian ^b,c,d   Ferreira, Isabel ^b,c   Stehouwer, Coen D ^b,c   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^e   Laurent, Stéphane ^e   Segers, Patrick ^f   Reesink, Koen ^b,c   Van Bortel, Luc M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^e HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ageing; arterial stiffness; femoral artery; reference values; risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG ADULT; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958058690     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000655     Document Type: Article

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