Arterial distensibility in patients with ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Is it a predisposing factor for rupture risk?
Dusak A, Kamasak K, Goya C, Adin M, Elbey M, Bilici A. Arterial distensibility in patients with ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Is it a predisposing factor for rupture risk? Medical Science Monitor 2013, 19: 703-709. PMID: 23974299, PMCID: PMC3762537, DOI: 10.12659/msm.889032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntima-media thicknessArterial distensibilityUnruptured IAsRight common carotid artery intima-media thicknessStiffness indexCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessMean stiffness indexRuptured IAsDiastolic blood pressureRisk factor assessmentGeneral demographic dataUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysm ruptureArterial wall strainBlood pressureHypertrophic remodelingClinical managementConsecutive admissionsHemodynamic measuresCarotid arteryStudy populationAneurysm rupturePatients