Increased central pulse pressure and augmentation index in subjects with hypercholesterolemia

Ian B. Wilkinson, Krishna Prasad, Ian R. Hall, Anne Thomas, Helen MacCallum, David J. Webb, Michael P. Frenneaux, John R. Cockcroft

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate the relation between serum cholesterol, arterial stiffness and central blood pressure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1005-1011
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2002

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Body Height
  • Central Venous Pressure
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Female
  • Great Britain
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sex Factors
  • Smoking
  • Statistics as Topic

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