Index
activation, 23, 29, 36, 38, 156, 174,
175,207
angioplasty, 9, 214
anisotropy, 28
aorta, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23,
26, 29, 39,45,46, 50, 52, 74, 76,
77, 83, 85, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97,
99, 100, 102, 103, 108, 109, 110,
118, 119, 123, 130, 131, 135, 137,
138, 143, 148, 165, 166, 168, 179,
190, 208, 209, 234, 235,236, 237,
238,239,241,242
143,235,238
166
aortic arch, 18,
22,
36, 37, 98, 99, 119,
aorto-iliac junction, 18,21, 22, 143,
apparent phase velocity, 104, 105, 106
arearatio, 20, 150, 151, 160, 161, 162,
163, 164, 171
arterial compliance, 83, 87, 88, 89, 113,
132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140
arterial stiffness, 136
arteriole, 19, 192, 195, 196, 200,201,
205,207,211
assisted circulation, 13,243,244
atherosclerosis, 9, 154, 156, 157
attenuation coefficient, 100, 104, 109,
augmentation index, 1 19
auscultatory, 13, 222, 223
autonomic nervous system, 36
autoregulation, 185
141
baroreceptor, 38, 39, 241,243
beta adrenergic blockers, 8
bifurcation, 18, 143, 145, 146, 147,
148, 149, 152, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162, 164, 170, 171
blood
flow,
2,
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15,
19, 35,42,43, 44,45, 46, 63, 73,
76, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 127,
131, 132, 142, 143, 152, 157, 160,
166, 167, 168, 173, 174, 177, 194,
200, 202, 226, 227, 229, 23 1, 234,
236, 237, 239,240, 241, 242, 243,
244
blood pressure, 3,
5,
6, 8, 10, 12, 13,
18, 20, 26, 27, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,
42,43,47, 50, 54, 59, 90, 92, 93,
94, 106, 131, 133, 137, 138, 139,
192, 202, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221,
222,223,224,225
173, 175
blood volume, 16, 19, 34, 132, 172,
brachial artery, 222, 223, 224, 225
branching, 3, 9, 12, 17, 18, 20, 21,22,
76, 93, 103, 119, 141, 142, 143,
144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152,
154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,
163, 164, 165, 166, 168, 170, 171,
193, 194, 196,201,211,212
bypass, 174, 193,235,237,241
capillaries, 2, 3, 9, 10, 19, 20, 73, 172,
173, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197,
200,201,203,206,207,208,211
