P2.13 INVESTIGATION OF REGIONAL CAROTID MECHANICS USING ULTRASOUND SPECKLE TRACKING IMAGING (STI) AND THE INFLUENCE OF CAROTID AND AORTIC STIFFNESS, CARDIAC PARAMETERS ON CAROTID STRAIN
Objective: To investigate carotid strain and displacement and to assess their relations with arterial stiffness and cardiac systolic and diastolic parameters. Methods: Study population consisted of 40 healthy subjects (aged 17–38, median-22). All subjects underwent comprehensive transthoracic echoc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125938958/view |