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The association between aortic arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaques in community-dwelling older adults: A population-based study.
Vascular - 1 Aug 2020
Del Brutto Oscar H, Del Brutto Victor J, Mera Robertino M, Costa Aldo F, Peñaherrera Rubén, Peñaherrera Ernesto, Matcha Gautam, Generale Laura M, Torpey Andrew P, Peralta Leslie D, Hill John P, Rundek Tatjana, Romano José G, Sedler Mark J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Information on the associations among arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaques as biomarkers of atherosclerosis is limited in diverse populations. We aimed to assess whether aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) - as a surrogate of arterial stiffness - is associated with increased cIMT and the presence of carotid plaques in a cohort of older adults of Amerindian...
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