Biomarkers Associated With Pulse Pressure in African-Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites | Zendy

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Biomarkers Associated With Pulse Pressure in African-Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites

Author(s) -

Thais Coutinho,

Stephen T. Turner,

Thomas H. Mosley,

Iftikhar J. Kullo

Publication year - 2011

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.2011.193

Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , pulse pressure , blood pressure , cardiology , sphygmomanometer , pulse wave velocity , pathophysiology , heart rate

Pulse pressure (an indirect measure of arterial stiffness) is a robust predictor of cardiovascular events, but its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. To gain insight into the pathophysiology of arterial stiffness we conducted an exploratory investigation of the associations of 47 circulating biomarkers in etiologic pathways of arteriosclerosis with brachial artery pulse pressure.

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