REFERENCE VALUES OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN A LARGE HEALTHY POPULATION AGED BETWEEN 3 AND18 YEARS

• Main Authors: Erzsebet Valeria Hidvegi (Author), M. Illyes (Author), B. Benczur (Author), Renata M. Bocskei (Author), L. Ratgeber (Author), Z. Lenkey (Author), Ferenc T. Molnar (Author), A. Cziraki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The measurement of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWVao) is an accepted marker in stratifying individual cardiovascular risk in adults. There is an increasing volume of evidence concerning impaired vascular function in different diseases in paediatric populations, but, unfortunately, only a...