Arterial stiffness and hypertension

Abstract Measures of the functional and structural properties of blood vessels can be used to assess preclinical stage of vascular disorders. Recent experimental and population studies show that arterial stiffening precedes development of high blood pressure, and can be used to predict future cardio...

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Main Author: Young S. Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Clinical Hypertension
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40885-018-0102-8