Correlates of Segmental Pulse Wave Velocity in Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) is a well-established measure of central arterial stiffness, while brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) is being used more frequently in East Asian countries. Few studies have simultaneously characterized the distributions and correlates of segment-specific PWV measures and their a...

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Published in:	American journal of hypertension Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 114
Main Authors:	Meyer, Michelle L, Tanaka, Hirofumi, Palta, Priya, Cheng, Susan, Gouskova, Natalia, Aguilar, David, Heiss, Gerardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2016
Subjects:	Aged Ankle Brachial Index Atherosclerosis - diagnosis Atherosclerosis - ethnology Atherosclerosis - physiopathology Black or African American Blood Pressure - physiology Brachial Artery - physiopathology Carotid Arteries - physiopathology Female Femoral Artery - physiopathology Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Pulsatile Flow - physiology Pulse Wave Analysis Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Vascular Stiffness - physiology White People arterial stiffness atherosclerosis subclinical cardiovascular disease blood pressure epidemiology arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease risk factors vascular stiffness hypertension elastic artery muscular artery
ISSN:	1941-7225, 1941-7225
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