ASSOCIATION OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND BODY MASS INDEX IN HEALTHY MEXICAN POPULATION
Rational: Cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world (1). Arterial stiffness has shown to be an important predictor of cardiovascular events, and pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a marker of subclinical organ damage which can be measured by different...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2018-12-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125929978/view |