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Age, arterial stiffness and the endothelium
— the Trevor Howell Lecture | | Author(s) | John R Cockcroft, Ian B Wilkinson, David J Webb |
| Corporate Author | British Geriatrics Society - BGS; British Society for Research on Ageing - BSRA |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, supplement 4, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 53-60 |
| Keywords | Cardiovascular systems ; Cardiovascular diseases. |
| Annotation | Arterial stiffness, through its effect on the pulse wave and central aortic pressure, may be a key determinant of increased cardiovascular risk. Enhanced vascular stiffness my arise not only as a result of age-related and irreversible degenerative arteriosclerotic changes, but also as a result of reversible endothelial dysfunction. Such changes may occur early in the course of diseases associated with premature vascular ageing. Pulse wave analysis may provide a simple, reliable, non-invasive method for detecting endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk at a stage when therapeutic intervention may be of benefit. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980325224 A |
| Classmark | BKK: CQ |
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