Correlation between age and pulse wave velocity in adults, salvador, bahia, brazil in a populationbased study: Design, methods and preliminary results

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Lins Sant'ana De Lima (Author), Andréa Monteiro de Amorim (Author), Raquel Cunha Dantas (Author), Roberta de Castro Araújo Cunha (Author), Diorlene Oliveira da Silva (Author), Paloma Maria Novaes de Castro Ferreira (Author), Bernardo de Maria Moreira Ourives (Author), Vascor Team (Author), Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology - Peertechz Publications, 2019-09-06.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p>Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Brazil. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor detecting arterial</p><p>stiffness, correlated to age, among other variables.</p><p><strong>Objective</strong>: An...