Pulse wave velocity reference values in 3,160 adults referred to a hypertension clinic for 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Background: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a direct measure of aortic stiffness used in the stratification of cardiovascular risk. Its clinical application in Latin America has been limited by the absence of reference values. The objective of this study was to establish PWV reference v...

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Main Authors: Dagnovar Aristizábal-Ocampo, Diego Espíndola-Fernández, Jaime Gallo-Villegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2018.1545853