Subclinical Longitudinal Change in Ankle‐Brachial Index With Aging in a Community‐Dwelling Population Is Associated With Central Arterial Stiffening
Background Aging is associated with a modest decline in ankle‐brachial index (ABI); however, the underpinnings of this decline are not fully understood. The greater systolic ankle than brachial blood pressure, a normal ABI implies, is partially attributed to lower central than peripheral arterial st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011650 |