Arterial distensibility in Wegener's granulomatosis: a carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity study

Yildiz M., Soy M., Kueruem T., YILDIZ B. S.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.281-285, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.281-285
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis; that chronic inflammation may impair vascular function and lead to an increase of arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG).