Arterial Stiffness in Lower Limb Amputees

BACKGROUND: A high carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been related to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but has not been previously evaluated in amputees. The aim of this study was to compare PWV between amputees and nonamputees. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, dat...

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Autores principales: Magalhães, Pedro, Capingana, Daniel P., Silva, Amílcar B.T., Capunge, Inês R., Gonçalves, Mauer A.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2011
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084616
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S7757

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084616
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S7757

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