The carotid-femoral (aortic) pulse wave velocity as a marker of arterial stiffness in familial Mediterranean fever

Yildiz, Mustafa; Masathoglu, Seval; Seymen, Pinar; Aytac, Erman; Sahin, Banu; Seymen, Hakkı

doi:10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70949-7

The carotid-femoral (aortic) pulse wave velocity as a marker of arterial stiffness in familial Mediterranean fever

Yildiz M., Masathoglu S., Seymen P., Aytac E., Sahin B., Seymen H. O.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.13, ss.1127-1131, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 13
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70949-7
Dergi Adı: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1127-1131
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

AIM: The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that chronic inflammation impairs vascular function and leads to an arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) increase in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (IMF).