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Does the internal jugular vein affect the elasticity of the common carotid artery?
BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is an early marker of atherosclerosis. The carotid arteries are easily accessible by ultrasound and are commonly used for the evaluation of atherosclerosis development. However, this stiffness assessment is based on the elastic properties of the artery, which may be in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027086/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27639559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12947-016-0084-1 |