Changes in carotid artery compliance with age.
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.
Baskett
J J
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Non Invasive Angiology Group, Guy's Hospital, London.
Lewis
R R
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Beasley
M G
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Gosling
R G
RG
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