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Metabolic syndrome is associated with change in subclinical arterial stiffness - A community-based Taichung Community Health Study

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of MetS on arterial stiffness in a longitudinal study. METHODS: Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a measurement interpreted as arterial stiffness, was measured in 1518 community-dwelling persons at baseline and re-examined within...

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Autores principales: Li, Chia-Ing, Kardia, Sharon LR, Liu, Chiu-Shong, Lin, Wen-Yuan, Lin, Chih-Hsueh, Lee, Yi-Dar, Sung, Fung-Chang, Li, Tsai-Chung, Lin, Cheng-Chieh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21999611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-808