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Hereditary and environmental influences on arterial function.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Jul 2007
Hayward C S, Benetos A
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1. With the ageing population and increasing heart failure, arterial function has been shown to contribute to cardiovascular risk because of its adverse effects on ventriculovascular coupling. Population studies have confirmed independent prognostic information of arterial stiffening on cardiovascular survival. 2. The term 'arterial function' encompasses a range of phenotypes, including measures of arterial...
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