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Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity is Increased and Associated with Disease Activity in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis

Aim: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV) is a widely used measure of arterial stiffness and serves as an indicator of either cardiovascular risk or severity of vascu...

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Autores principales: Wang, Zhiguang, Dang, Aimin, Lv, Naqiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Atherosclerosis Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7049473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31270281
http://dx.doi.org/10.5551/jat.48447