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Relationship between body mass index and arterial stiffness in a health assessment Chinese population

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a reliable measurement of arterial stiffness. Our study assesses the association between body mass index (BMI) and brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) in a healthy cohort and seeks to explain possible mechanisms associated with the obesity paradox. A cross-sectional study was con...

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Autores principales: Tang, Biwen, Luo, Fangxiu, Zhao, Jiehui, Ma, Jing, Tan, Isabella, Butlin, Mark, Avolio, Alberto, Zuo, Junli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32011479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018793