Stiff vessels approached in a flexible way: Advancing quantification and interpretation of arterial stiffness☆
Introduction: Although pulse wave velocity (PWV), a proxy of arterial stiffness, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular complications, it is confounded by blood pressure (BP) and heart rate at the time of examination. Furthermore, establishing whether an artery behaves stiffer or less stiff does no...
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| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125924960/view |