Factors associated with arterial stiffness assessed by pulse pressure amplification in healthy children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Leticia Pereira Salomão (Author), Giselle Santos Magalhães (Author), José Felippe Pinho da Silva (Author), Luzia Maria dos Santos (Author), Isabel Cristina Gomes Moura (Author), Bruno Almeida Rezende (Author), Maria Glória Rodrigues-Machado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Increasing evidence suggests that reducing pulse pressure amplification (PPA) plays an important role in pathogenesis and progression of cardiovascular disease. This is a cross-sectional, observational, and analytical study in which we evaluated the associated factors with a grea...