Serum Bilirubin Is Inversely Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Men with Pre-Hypertension but Not Normotension.

OBJECTIVE:Serum bilirubin level has shown to be inversely associated with coronary atherosclerosis, and may serve as a protective biomarker of coronary artery disease. Serum bilirubin has also been shown to be negatively associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in men without a his...

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Main Authors: Yao-Hsien Huang, Yi-Ching Yang, Feng-Hwa Lu, Zih-Jie Sun, Jin-Shang Wu, Chih-Jen Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4710537?pdf=render