Prognostic value of aortic pulse wave velocity as index of arterial stiffness in the general population

Few population studies addressed the prognostic significance of aortic pulse wave velocity (APWV) above and beyond other cardiovascular risk factors. We studied a sex- and age-stratified random sample of 1678 Danes aged 40 to 70 years. We used Cox regression to investigate the prognostic value of AP...

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Published in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 113; no. 5; p. 664
Main Authors:	Willum-Hansen, Tine, Staessen, Jan A, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Rasmussen, Susanne, Thijs, Lutgarde, Ibsen, Hans, Jeppesen, Jørgen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 07.02.2006
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aorta - physiology Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Denmark - epidemiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Pulsatile Flow Pulse Regression Analysis Vascular Resistance Denmark
ISSN:	1524-4539, 1524-4539
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