Female Gender Is Associated with Higher Susceptibility of Weight Induced Arterial Stiffening and Rise in Blood Pressure

Female Gender Is Associated with Higher Susceptibility of Weight Induced Arterial Stiffening and Rise in Blood Pressure

Arterial stiffness is an important predictor of cardiovascular events, independent of traditional risk factors. Stiffening of arteries, though an adaptive process to hemodynamic load, results in substantial increase in the pulsatile hemodynamic forces that detrimentally affects the microcirculation...

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Main Authors: Junli Zuo, Huijuan Chao, Biwen Tang, Alberto P. Avolio, Markus P. Schlaich, Janis Marc Nolde, Audrey Adji, Revathy Carnagarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
obesity
hypertension
body mass index
pulse wave velocity
arterial stiffness
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/16/3479

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