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Hemodynamics of increased pulse pressure in older women in the community-based Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Apr 2008
Mitchell Gary F, Gudnason Vilmundur, Launer Lenore J, Aspelund Thor, Harris Tamara B
Abstract excerpt
Pulse pressure increases with advancing age particularly in women. As a result, women have a higher pulse pressure than men from midlife onward. Higher pulse pressure in older women as compared to men is often attributed to increased aortic wall stiffness and premature wave reflection. To evaluate this hypothesis, we measured central aortic input impedance, pulse wave velocity, and wave reflection in 408 older...
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