title: Changes in carotid artery compliance with age.
abstract: Doppler-shifted ultrasound was used to measure arterial compliance non-invasively in the internal and external carotid pathways of 270 male and 388 female asymptomatic volunteers aged 5 to 90 years. There was a significant decrease in the compliance of both arteries from 5 to 50 years of age (p less than 0.001), when it then levelled out. Arteries of women were more compliant than those of men at ages 35 to 60 years.
authors.affiliation: Non Invasive Angiology Group, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Baskett
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gosling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography