Open AccessIncreased Pulse Pressure and Risk of Heart Failure in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Claudia U. Chae
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.281.7.634
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse pressure , cardiology , blood pressure , heart failure , arterial stiffness , atrial fibrillation , cohort , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , endocrinology
Arterial stiffness increases with age. Thus, pulse pressure, an index of arterial stiffening, may predict congestive heart failure (CHF) in the elderly.
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