P6.02 TOTAL ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE ESTIMATED BY A NOVEL METHOD AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE ELDERLY: THE PROTEGER STUDY
Aortic stiffness assessed by carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) often fails to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk and mortality in the very elderly. This may be due to the non-linear association between PWV and compliance, or to blood pressure decrease in the frailest subjects. Moreover, tot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125939068/view |