Aortic pulse wave velocity as an integrated index of vascular function: relationship to mortality and the effect of ethnicity
2002; Oxford University Press; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0895-7061(02)02291-4
ISSN1941-7225
AutoresKennedy Cruickshank, Ray G. Gosling, Simon Anderson, John S. Wright, Lisa Riste, Graham Dunn,
Tópico(s)Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
ResumoObjective:To test the hypothesis that central aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a measure of aortic compliance or distensibility, might be an independent risk factor for mortality, in African-Caribbean, Indian sub-continent (South Asian) and European origin people in Britain.
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