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SUBMITTER: Ding XH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5312993 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ding Xiao-Han XH Wang Xiaona X Cao Ruihua R Yang Xu X Xiao Wenkai W Zhang Yun Y Bai Yongyi Y Wu Hongmei H Ye Ping P
Medicine 20170201 6
Hyperuricemia has been demonstrated to be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Though the association between uric acid (UA) and arterial stiffness has been investigated previously in patients with basic diseases, the predictive value of baseline UA level for arterial stiffness has not been conducted. We aimed at identifying the predictive role of UA for arterial stiffness prospectively.A longitudinal follow-up study in a routine health check-up population was performed with an average fol ...[more]