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Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage in the General Population
Author(s) -
Mariana Selwaness,
Quirijn van den Bouwhuijsen,
Francesco MattaceRaso,
Germaine C. Verwoert,
Albert Hofman,
Oscar H. Franco,
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman,
Aad van der Lugt,
Meike W. Vernooij,
Jolanda J. Wentzel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.113.302603
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , quartile , pulse pressure , odds ratio , blood pressure , calcification , population , arteriosclerosis , confidence interval , environmental health
The relation between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis, and specifically the influence of arterial stiffness on plaque composition, is largely unknown. In a population-based study, we investigated the association between arterial stiffness and the presence and composition of carotid atherosclerotic plaques.

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