Vascular Stiffness

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.

Year introduced: 2012

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Tree Number(s): G09.330.940

MeSH Unique ID: D059289

Entry Terms:

• Stiffness, Vascular
• Vascular Stiffnesses
• Arterial Stiffness
• Arterial Stiffnesses
• Stiffness, Arterial
• Aortic Stiffness
• Aortic Stiffnesses
• Stiffness, Aortic

Previous Indexing:

• Elasticity (1990-2011)

See Also:

• Vascular Calcification

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Vascular Stiffness