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Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon

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Early vascular aging is a process characterized by a reduction in arterial elastin with an increase in collagen that has been related to cardiovascular risk factor and can determine an increased arterial stiffness and central blood pressure. It can be measured by several non invasive methods and in different arterial segment. The present paper will focus on functional (local stiffness parameter) and structural (intima media thickness) carotid arteries alterations typically evaluated by ultrasound methods. Methodological, research and clinical issue has been reviewed.

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    Paolo Meani, Marisa Varrenti, Luca Giupponi, Miriam Stucchi, Paola Vallerio & Cristina Giannattasio

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    Alessandro Maloberti, Paolo Meani, Marisa Varrenti, Luca Giupponi, Miriam Stucchi, Paola Vallerio & Cristina Giannattasio

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Maloberti, A., Meani, P., Varrenti, M. et al. Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 22, 373–379 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-015-0100-9

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