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SUBMITTER: Yang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935681 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Yao Y Fan Fangfang F Kou Minghao M Yang Ying Y Cheng Guanliang G Jia Jia J Gao Lan L Zhou Zechen Z Chen Dafang D Zhang Yan Y Huo Yong Y
Scientific reports 20180504 1
Artery stiffness is an independent marker for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. However, whether the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV) is related to new carotid plaque formation is unresolved. This study aimed to investigate the association between baseline ba-PWV and new carotid plaque formation in a Chinese community-based population without carotid plaques at baseline. This study population consisted of a total of 738 participants from an atherosclerosis cohort in Beijing, Ch ...[more]