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The type of the functional cardiovascular response to upright posture is associated with arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional study in 470 volunteers.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 23 May 2016
Tahvanainen Anna M, Tikkakoski Antti J, Koskela Jenni K, Nordhausen Klaus, Viitala Jani M, Leskinen Miia H, Kähönen Mika A P, Kööbi Tiit, Uitto Marko T, Viik Jari, Mustonen Jukka T, Pörsti Ilkka H
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BACKGROUND: In a cross-sectional study we examined whether the haemodynamic response to upright posture could be divided into different functional phenotypes, and whether the observed phenotypes were associated with known determinants of cardiovascular risk. METHODS: Volunteers (n = 470) without medication with cardiovascular effects were examined using radial pulse wave analysis, whole-body impedance...
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