title: [Assessment of carotid arterial distensibility using beta stiffness index in the diagnosis of arteriosclerosis].
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, Imperial Gift Foundation Inc.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumuro
authors.forename: Hisakatsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods