Concept information
Preferred term
Vascular Stiffness
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Aortic Stiffness
- Aortic Stiffnesses
- Arterial Stiffness
- Arterial Stiffnesses
- Stiffness, Aortic
- Stiffness, Arterial
Scope note
- Loss of vascular ELASTICITY due to factors such as AGING; and ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. Increased arterial stiffness is one of the RISK FACTORS for many CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
History note
- 2012
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
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Aortastelhet
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Arteriell stelhet
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Kärlstelhet
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Kärlstyvhet
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059289
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