Arterial stiffness in hypertensive and type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana: comparison of the cardio-ankle vascular index and central aortic techniques

BACKGROUND: Diabetes and hypertension increase arterial stiffness and cardiovascular events in all societies studied so far; sub-Saharan African studies are sparse. We investigated factors affecting arterial function in Ghanaians with diabetes, hypertension, both or neither. METHOD: Testing the hypo...

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Autores principales: Yeboah, Kwame, Antwi, Daniel A., Gyan, Ben, Govoni, Virginia, Mills, Charlotte E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Amoah, Albert G. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27680212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-016-0135-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27680212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-016-0135-5

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