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Impact of seasonality and air pollutants on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and wave reflection in hypertensive patients

OBJECTIVE: The effects of seasonality on blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular (CV) events are well established, while the influence of seasonality and other environmental factors on arterial stiffness and wave reflection has never been analyzed. This study evaluated whether seasonality (daily numb...

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Autores principales: Di Pilla, Marina, Bruno, Rosa Maria, Stea, Francesco, Massetti, Luciano, Taddei, Stefano, Ghiadoni, Lorenzo, Modesti, Pietro Amedeo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5322949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28231259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172550