P6.19 GENDER DIFFERENCES OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND THE INFLUENCE OF MENOPAUSE
Introduction: In general population women seems to have greater arterial stiffness and central blood pressure(BP), measured by augmentation index (AIx), than men, but in hypertension this condition is poorly studied. Objectives: To evaluate differences of central BP and arterial stiffness between m...
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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/125930643/view |