A statistical definition of aortic pulse wave velocity normality in a Portuguese population: A subanalysis of the EDIVA project

Introduction: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been associated with cardiovascular risk in different clinical subsets. This subanalysis of the EDIVA project aimed to establish criteria for normality of PWV based on a statistical definition that considers the fundamental physiological role of agi...

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Main Authors: Telmo Pereira, João Maldonado, Jorge Polónia, José Alberto Silva, João Morais, Mário Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911700113