title: Carotid stiffness and cerebrovascular disease: the physiology beyond the anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Megha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Lilach O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: lerman.amir@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lerman
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059289:Vascular Stiffness
keywords: arterial stiffness; cardiovascular disease; endothelial function; risk classification