High aortic pulse-wave velocity may be responsible for elevated red blood cell distribution width in overweight and obese people: a community-based, cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Obesity and overweight are risk factors for atherosclerosis. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with subclinical cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between RDW and aortic stiffness in overweight or obese subjects. METHODS: A tota...

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Published in:Cardiovasc J Afr
Main Authors: Altiparmak, Ibrahim Halil, Erkus, Muslihittin Emre, Gunebakmaz, Ozgur, Yusuf, Sezen, Zekeriya, Kaya, Demirbag, Recep, Kocarslan, Aydemir, Sezen, Hatice, Yildiz, Ali
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2016
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Cardiovascular Topics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340901/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26895298
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-005
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