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Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension in the Elderly
Hypertension prevalence increases with age. Age and high blood pressure are the two main determinants of arterial stiffness. In elderly hypertensives, large arteries stiffen and systolic and pulse pressures increase, due to wave reflections. A major reason for measuring arterial stiffness in clinica...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7673379/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33330638 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2020.544302 |