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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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Autores principales: Mitchell, A, Saez, A Opazo, Kos, M, Witzke, O, Kribben, A, Nürnberger, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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