Pulse Pressure Predicts Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Open Access
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension
- Vol. 18 (11) , 1463-1467
Abstract
Background:. Pulse pressure (PP), a marker of arterial stiffness, is a better predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk than systolic blood pressuKeywords
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