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Aortic Compliance and Stiffness Among Severe Longstanding Hypertensive and Non-hypertensive
INTRODUCTION: Abnormal aortic function in hypertension is generally attributed to accelerated breakdown of elastin in the aorta, leading to dilatation of the lumen and stiffening of the wall as elastin is replaced with stiffer collagen. Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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AVICENA
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23572854 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/AIM.2013.21.12-15 |