Familial history of hypertension as a predictor of increased arterial stiffness in normotensive offspring

Background: Increased arterial stiffness can be used as a prognostic marker of arterial hypertension. The relationship between arterial stiffness and arterial hypertension seems to be reciprocal. Objective: Evaluation of changes of the arterial elastic prosperities in normotensive subjects, with and...

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Main Authors: Ghada Youssef, Ibrahim El Tebi, Dina Osama, Ahmed Shehahta, Essam Baligh, Zeinab Ashour, Hany Gamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260816300503