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Heritability and a Genome-Wide Linkage Scan for Arterial Stiffness, Wave Reflection, and Mean Arterial Pressure
6 Jul 2005
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BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness and mean arterial pressure variably contribute to systolic hypertension and increased cardiovascular risk. However, few prior community-based studies have evaluated the genetics of arterial stiffness and separate mean and pulsatile components of blood pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using arterial tonometry, we evaluated heritability and linkage of forward and reflected wave...
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