Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5945977 | Atherosclerosis | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
AL arising from cigarette smoking, but not AL in non-smokers, was associated with arterial stiffness in a general population independently of established risk factors. Measurement of subclinical arterial change in smokers may be useful in identifying persons at risk for AL.
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Yasuharu Tabara, Shigeo Muro, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Kazuya Setoh, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Chikashi Terao, Shinji Kosugi, Akihiro Sekine, Ryo Yamada, Takeo Nakayama, Michiaki Mishima, Fumihiko Matsuda,