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Mitral Annular Calcification Is Associated with Pulse Wave Velocity but Not with Augmentation Index

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible relationship between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and arterial stiffness. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Forty-two patients (mean age 68 ± 6 years) with MAC and an age-matched control group of 41 individuals (mean age 66 ± 6 years) were studied. Arterial stiffness...

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Autores principales: Durmus, Ismet, Karaman, Kayıhan, Öztürk, Serkan, Kutlu, Merih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23095238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343166