Blood pressure and arterial stiffness in Kenyan adolescents with the sickle cell trait
The potential association between sickle cell trait (SCT) and increased arterial stiffness/blood pressure (BP) has not been ev aluated in detail despite its association with stroke, sudden death, and renal disease. We performed 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring and arterial stiffness measurements in...
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Oxford University Press
2017
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