Evaluating the Arterial Stiffness as a Useful Tool in the Management of Obese Children

• Main Authors: Monica Simina Mihuta (Author), Dana Stoian (Author), Andreea Borlea (Author), Cristina Mihaela Roi (Author), Oana-Alexandra (Author), Ioana Mozos (Author), Corina Paul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood obesity speeds up the development of arterial stiffness and progressively increases the values of arterial pressure. The purpose of this study is to investigate the value of using pulse wave analysis (PWA) to measure arterial stiffness as a sign of vascular wall impairment in obese childre...