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

BACKGROUND: 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...

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Autori principali: Pierce, Gary L., Zhu, Haidong, Darracott, Katherine, Edet, Itoro, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Huang, Ying, Dong, Yanbin
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2013
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626033/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23382323
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hps014
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