Effect of Wave Reflection and Arterial Stiffness on the Risk of Development of Hypertension in Japanese Men

Effect of Wave Reflection and Arterial Stiffness on the Risk of Development of Hypertension in Japanese Men

BackgroundWe conducted analyses of repeated‐measures data to examine whether pressure wave reflection acts additively or synergistically with arterial stiffness in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Methods and ResultsIn 3172 middle‐aged (42±9 years) healthy Japanese men without hypertension at the s...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Tomiyama, Shunsuke Komatsu, Kazuki Shiina, Chisa Matsumoto, Kazutaka Kimura, Masatsune Fujii, Lisa Takahashi, Taishiro Chikamori, Akira Yamashina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
augmentation index
hypertension
pulse wave velocity
wave reflection
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008175

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