scholarly journals Prevalence of arterial stiffness and the risk of myocardial diastolic dysfunction in women

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute Seeland ◽  
Anna Brecht ◽  
Ahmad T. Nauman ◽  
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione ◽  
Mirjam Ruecke ◽  
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The present study reports markers of vascular function among a general female population and shows that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is significantly associated with pathological PWV (⩾9.7 m/s), a waist circumference >80 cm and age.

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