High aortic augmentation index predicts mortality and cardiovascular events in men from a general population, but not in women

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1005-1012

  Janner, Julie Hjortsø ^a   Godtfredsen, Nina Skavlan ^b   Ladelund, Steen ^a   Vestbo, Jørgen ^c   Prescott, Eva ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIx; arterial stiffness; augmentation index; cardiovascular events; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLEEDING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AIX; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS; MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84887120187     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487312449588     Document Type: Article

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