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Temporal Trends in Pulse Pressure and Mean Arterial Pressure During the Rise of Pediatric Obesity in US Children

BACKGROUND: Somatic growth in childhood is accompanied by substantial remodeling of the aorta. Obesity is associated with increased aortic stiffness and flow and may interfere with aortic remodeling during growth. Wide pulse pressure (PP) indicates mismatch between aortic impedance and pulsatile flo...

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Autores principales: Zachariah, Justin P., Graham, Dionne A., de Ferranti, Sarah D., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Newburger, Jane W., Mitchell, Gary F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24811611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000725