Association between Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity as a Marker of Arterial Stiffness and Body Mass Index in a Chinese Population

Association between Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity as a Marker of Arterial Stiffness and Body Mass Index in a Chinese Population

Objectives: Arterial stiffness is widely accepted as an important predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) development. While obesity is generally associated with increased CVD risk, there is evidence that overweight patients with existing CVD may have better clinical outcomes than their lean count...

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Main Authors: Junli Zuo, Biwen Tang, Michael F. O’Rourke, Alberto P. Avolio, Audrey Adji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
cardiovascular disease
body mass index
blood pressure
age
sex
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/9/3/75

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