Arterial Stiffness and Pulse-Pressure Amplification in Overweight/Obese African- American Adolescents: Relation With Higher Systolic and Pulse Pressure | Zendy

Gary L. Pierce | Zendy; Haidong Zhu | Zendy; Katherine Darracott | Zendy; Itoro Edet | Zendy; Jigar Bhagatwala | Zendy; Ying Huang | Zendy; Yanbin Dong | Zendy

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Arterial Stiffness and Pulse-Pressure Amplification in Overweight/Obese African- American Adolescents: Relation With Higher Systolic and Pulse Pressure

Author(s) -

Gary L. Pierce,

Haidong Zhu,

Katherine Darracott,

Itoro Edet,

Jigar Bhagatwala,

Ying Huang,

Yanbin Dong

Publication year - 2012

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 - 10.1093/ajh/hps014

Subject(s) - medicine , pulse pressure , arterial stiffness , overweight , cardiology , blood pressure , pulse (music) , systolic hypertension , obesity , systole , diastole , optics , physics , detector

Obesity is associated with a higher systolic blood pressure (BP) and pulse pressure (PP) in African-American youths, increasing their risk for developing hypertension. However, it is unknown whether arterial stiffness and wave reflection are associated with a higher systolic BP and PP or with smaller PP amplification in overweight/obese (OW/OB) African-American adolescents.

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