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Impact of the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components on Pulse Wave Velocity

BACKGROUND: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) reflects arterial stiffness and may provide an integrated index of vascular status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Although the individual components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) are well established cardiovascular risk factors, the impact of the MS and...

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Autor principal: Kim, Young-Kwon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16913440
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.109