Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2862912 | American Journal of Hypertension | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Pending validation in prospective outcome-based studies 70 mm Hg for PPp, 50 mm Hg for PPc, 100% for AIp, 40% for AIc, and 8.0 m/sec might be considered as preliminary thresholds to diagnose increased arterial stiffness in young adult subjects of African descent.
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Authors
Cleopatra P. Shiburi, Jan A. Staessen, Muzi Maseko, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Lutgarde Thijs, Luc M. Van Bortel, Angela J. Woodiwiss, Gavin R. Norton,