Open AccessEffect of eicosapentaenoic acid on regional arterial stiffness: Assessment by tissue Doppler imaging
Author(s) -
Mio Haiden,
Yoko Miyasaka,
Yutaka Kimura,
Satoshi Tsujimoto,
Hirofumi Maeba,
Yoshinobu Suwa,
Toshiji Iwasaka,
Ichiro Shiojima
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v4.i8.256
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , pulse wave velocity , arteriosclerosis , blood pressure , cardiology , eicosapentaenoic acid , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , chemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on regional arterial stiffness assessed by strain rate using tissue Doppler imaging.