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Project

Phenotyping atherosclerosis: morphological and functional research of the intima and media layer of the carotid and femoral artery
Code
3G013109
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 December 2014
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Physiology
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Physiology
    • Cardiac and vascular medicine
    • Physiology
Keywords
arterial stiffness atherosclerosis prevention arteries
 
Project description

The principal aims of this research project are to map the variation of arterial stiffness and thickness of the intima-media complex (IMT) along the carotid and femoral artery in a representative sample of the general population and to formulate guidelines for the standardisation of measurement of IMT and local stiffness of a blood vessel.