The Association between Inflammation and Pulse Wave Velocity in Dyslipidemia: An Evidence-Based Review

• Main Authors: Amilia Aminuddin (Author), Md Rizman M. L. M. Lazim (Author), Adila A. Hamid (Author), Chua K. Hui (Author), Mohd H. Mohd Yunus (Author), Jaya Kumar (Author), Azizah Ugusman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dyslipidemia is associated with increased arterial stiffness (AS) which may lead to hypertension. Among the methods to assess AS are carotid-femoral and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. Dyslipidemia is also known to trigger inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the commonest inflammato...