P3.03 INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF ESTIMATED AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY (APWV) IN 3 SETTINGS OF AFRICAN- AND EUROPEAN- ORIGIN PATIENTS AND CONTROLS – GHANA, BRITAIN AND BARBADOS
Objectives: In resource-poor settings, aPWV’s prognostic power, independent of blood pressure (BP), has potential as an intervention target against ‘hypertension’ and diabetes (T2DM). We compared simple determinants of aPWV in 3 African-origin settings and British Europeans. Methods: Using methods...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125938988/view |