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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Vascular Stiffness
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Rigidez Vascular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Rigidez Vascular
Synonyms
English
:
Aortic Stiffness
Aortic Stiffnesses
Arterial Stiffness
Arterial Stiffnesses
Stiffness, Aortic
Stiffness, Arterial
Stiffness, Vascular
Vascular Stiffnesses
Tree Number:
G09.330.940
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Vascular Calcification
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
54813
Unique Identifier:
D059289
Occurrence in VHL
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