Association Between Pulse Pressure and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among Low-Income Adults Aged 45 Years and Older: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China

Association Between Pulse Pressure and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among Low-Income Adults Aged 45 Years and Older: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China

Worldwide, the stroke burden remains severe, especially for people in low socioeconomic groups. Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of stroke that is attracting increasingly greater attention. Blood pressure, including pulse pressure (PP) and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures, is a t...

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Main Authors: Jie Liu, Qiuxing Lin, Dandan Guo, Yuan Yang, Xin Zhang, Jun Tu, Xianjia Ning, Yijun Song, Jinghua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
pulse pressure
carotid intima-media thickness
risk factors
epidemiology
atherosclerosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.547365/full

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