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Evolution of aortic pressure during normal ageing: A model-based study

BACKGROUND: The age-related increase in pulse pressure (PP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) is often attributed to alterations in the wave reflection profile and augmented contributions of the reflected waves. However, clinical evidence shows that the stiffening of the proximal aorta with age and...

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Autores principales: Pagoulatou, Stamatia, Stergiopulos, Nikolaos
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/PMC5533433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182173