9.10 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ARTERIAL ABNORMALITIES IN FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA ARE IN THE CONTINUUM OF HYPERTENSION: AN IMAGING AND BIOMECHANICAL STUDY

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic non-inflammatory arterial disease of unknown origin. We previously showed the presence of triple signal (TS) at ultrasound within common carotid artery (CCA) wall. We aimed at coupling TS presence with microconstituents of the vessel wall. We i...

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Main Authors: Louise Marais, Pierre Boutouyrie, Hakim Khettab, Chantal Boulanger, Aurelien Lorthioir, Mickael Franck, Ralph Niarra, Jean-Marie Renard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930457/view