von Willebrand Factor as Marker of Vascular Function in South African Women: The POWIRS Study | Zendy

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von Willebrand Factor as Marker of Vascular Function in South African Women: The POWIRS Study

Author(s) -

Rudolph Schutte,

Aletta E. Schutte,

Johannes M. Van Rooyen,

Hugo W. Huisman,

Iolanthe Marike Palmer,

Carla Maria Theresia Fourie,

Szabolcs Péter,

Leoné Malan,

N.T. Malan,

M. Reimann

Publication year - 2008

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 - 10.1038/ajh.2008.287

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , von willebrand factor , body mass index , risk factor , confounding , cardiology , endocrinology , platelet

The increasing prevalence of hypertension and vascular-related morbidity and mortality among Africans emphasizes the need to identify markers for the early detection of vascular disease. Caucasian-based studies demonstrate that the von Willebrand factor (vWf) is a useful marker of vascular dysfunction. We investigated whether associations between this marker and markers of cardiovascular function in Caucasian women are comparable with African women.

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