Distribution and Correlates of Arterial Compliance Measures in Asymptomatic Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Author(s) -
Azad R. Bhuiyan,
S LI,
H LI,
W CHEN,
S SRINIVASAN,
G BERENSON
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.11.039
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , vascular resistance , blood pressure , pulse pressure , body mass index , compliance (psychology) , pulsatile flow , mean arterial pressure , bioelectrical impedance analysis , heart rate , psychology , social psychology
Impaired arterial compliance is an independent predictor of early vascular damage and related adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcome. Information is scant on the distributions and correlates of measures of arterial pulsatile function in a community-based, biracial cohort of young adults.
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