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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...
Autores principales: | Yeboah, Kwame, Antwi, Daniel A., Gyan, Ben, Govoni, Virginia, Mills, Charlotte E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Amoah, Albert G. B. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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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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