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Descriptor English: Vascular Stiffness
Descriptor Spanish: Rigidez Vascular
Descriptor rigidez vascular
Entry term(s) rigidez arterial
Scope note: Pérdida de ELASTICIDAD vascular debido a factores como el ENVEJECIMIENTO y la ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. El aumento de la rigidez arterial es uno de los FACTORES DE RIESGO de muchas ENFERMEDADES CARDIOVASCULARES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rigidez Vascular
Descriptor French: Rigidité vasculaire
Entry term(s): Aortic Stiffness
Aortic Stiffnesses
Arterial Stiffness
Arterial Stiffnesses
Stiffness, Aortic
Stiffness, Arterial
Stiffness, Vascular
Vascular Stiffnesses
Tree number(s): G09.330.940
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059289
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.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Elasticity (1990-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Related: Vascular Calcification MeSH
DeCS ID: 54813
Unique ID: D059289
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Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Vascular Stiffness - Preferred
Concept UI M0550340
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.
Preferred term Vascular Stiffness
Entry term(s) Stiffness, Vascular
Vascular Stiffnesses
Arterial Stiffness - Narrower
Concept UI M0549221
Preferred term Arterial Stiffness
Entry term(s) Arterial Stiffnesses
Stiffness, Arterial
Aortic Stiffness - Narrower
Concept UI M0551246
Preferred term Aortic Stiffness
Entry term(s) Aortic Stiffnesses
Stiffness, Aortic



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