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Assessment of the Cardioankle Vascular Index in Pregnant Women Complicated with Hypertensive Disorders
It was previously reported that the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is elevated in preeclamptic women. However, baPWV is strongly affected by blood pressure. Recently, a new index of vascular stiffness, the cardioankle vascular index (CAVI), was developed. CAVI is thought to be an index i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135170/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776402 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/919816 |