Comparison of Two Measurement Devices for Pulse Wave Velocity in Children: Which Tool Is Useful to Detect Vascular Alterations Caused by Overweight?

Vascular alterations may lead to manifest cardiovascular disease in future life. There is a tremendous time delay between the onset and obvious clinical appearance of vascular alterations. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is one subclinical parameter to detect vascular alterations at a very early stage. Di...

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Main Authors: Julia Elmenhorst, Heidi Weberruss, Martina Mayr, Karin Pfister, Renate Oberhoffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00334/full