Relative Contributions of Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension to Cardiovascular Disease: The Framingham Heart Study

Relative Contributions of Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension to Cardiovascular Disease: The Framingham Heart Study

BackgroundThe presence and implications of abnormal arterial stiffness, a potential independent predictor of outcomes, in community‐dwelling treated hypertensives is unknown. Furthermore, limited data exist regarding the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with arterial stiffness across...

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Main Authors: Teemu J. Niiranen, Bindu Kalesan, Naomi M. Hamburg, Emelia J. Benjamin, Gary F. Mitchell, Ramachandran S. Vasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
antihypertensive agent
arterial stiffness
cardiovascular disease
epidemiology
hypertension
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004271

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