P6.12 AORTIC AND LOCAL CAROTID STIFFNESS: RELATIONSHIP WITH CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ORGAN DAMAGE IN A GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE IN NORTHERN ITALY

P6.12 AORTIC AND LOCAL CAROTID STIFFNESS: RELATIONSHIP WITH CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ORGAN DAMAGE IN A GENERAL POPULATION SAMPLE IN NORTHERN ITALY

Background: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (aoPWV), the gold-standard measurement of arterial stiffness, has been found associated with cardiac and vascular organ damage. Less information is available with regard to the correlation between local carotid stiffness (CS) and cardiac and vascular p...

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Main Authors: Anna Paini*, Massimo Salvetti, Claudia Agabiti Rosei, Fabio Bertacchini, Giulia Maruelli, Giulia Rubagotti, Efrem Colonetti, Carlotta Donini, Elisa Casella, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930638/view

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