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, vol.22, no.13, pp.1127-1131, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 13
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70949-7
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1127-1131
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).