P4.6 GREATER CAROTID CIRCUMFERENTIAL WALL STRESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES – THE HOORN STUDY
Introduction: Arterial remodeling is an adaptive phenomenon aimed at maintaining circumferential wall stress (CWS) within operating limits. It is characterized by widening of the inter-adventitial diameter (IAD) and increases in intima-media thickness (IMT). This process is maladaptive when CWS incr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930613/view |