Reference values for local arterial stiffness. Part A: Carotid artery

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1981-1996

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

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

ageing; arterial stiffness; carotid artery; reference intervals; risk factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

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

EID: 84958060756     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000654     Document Type: Article

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