Relation between aortic stiffness and extension of coronary artery disease

SATIROGLU Ö., BOSTAN M., BAYAR N., CICEK Y., Cetin M., BOZKURT E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.42, no.3, pp.417-424, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1101-1424
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.417-424
  • Keywords: Aortic stiffness, distensibility, coronary artery disease extension, Gensini score, coronary angiography, DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS, PULSE-WAVE VELOCITY, HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, DISTENSIBILITY ABNORMALITIES, INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR, ASCENDING AORTA, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, HYPERTROPHY, MORTALITY
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the relation between aortic stiffness and the extension/severity of coronary artery disease (CAD).