The Concept of Early Vascular Ageing – An Update in 2015
Arterial ageing is a process that can be quantified, at least to some degree, by measurement of pulse wave velocity along the aorta, the largest elastic artery, as a marker of arterial stiffness. In recent years the new concept of early vascular ageing (EVA) has been developed by a group of mostly E...
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European Medical Journal
2015-11-01
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Series: | European Medical Journal Diabetes |
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Online Access: | http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Concept-of-Early-Vascular-Ageing-An-Update-in-2015.pdf |