4.3 THE EFFECT OF GLYCAEMIC STATE TRANSITION ON ACCELERATED AORTIC STIFFENING: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN THE WHITEHALL II COHORT
In 4,759 participants from the Whitehall II study, we examined the impact of glycaemic history on aortic stiffening. Assessment of aortic stiffness by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) was performed twice with a 4 year interval (2007–2009 and 2012–2013). At the first aortic stiffness assessm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930702/view |