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Determinants of Aortic Stiffness: 16-Year Follow-Up of the Whitehall II Study
BACKGROUND: Aortic stiffness is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease endpoints. Cross-sectional studies have shown associations of various cardiovascular risk factors with aortic pulse wave velocity, a measure of aortic stiffness, but the long-term impact of these factors on aortic stiffness...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22629363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037165 |