Determinants of aortic stiffness: 16-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study.

<h4>Background</h4>Aortic stiffness is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease endpoints. Cross-sectional studies have shown associations of various cardiovascular risk factors with aortic pulse wave velocity, a measure of aortic stiffness, but the long-term impact of these factors...

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Main Authors: Nanna B Johansen, Dorte Vistisen, Eric J Brunner, Adam G Tabák, Martin J Shipley, Ian B Wilkinson, Carmel M McEniery, Michael Roden, Christian Herder, Mika Kivimäki, Daniel R Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0037165&type=printable
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