- Original Article
- Pulse wave velocity and ankle brachial index in adolescents with essential hypertension
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Sun Young Joo, Ki Young Cho, Su Jin Cho, Young Mi Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(7):769-776. Published online July 15, 2006
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Purpose : Pulse wave velocity(PWV) and ankle brachial index(ABI) are not only noninvasive methods used to assess arterial stiffness in adults, but also useful, simple ways to estimate the severity of hypertension, end stage renal disease and atherosclerosis in adults. But there are few studies on PWV and ABI in adolescents and children. In this study, hypertensive adolescents were compared... |
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