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Pulse wave velocity predicts mortality in renal transplant patients
BACKGROUND: Measuring arterial stiffness using pulse wave velocity (PWV) has become an important tool to assess vascular function and cardiovascular mortality. For subject with hypertension, end-stage renal disease and diabetes, PWV has been shown to predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. W...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21156404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-783X-15-10-452 |