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Association of Vascular Health Measures and Physical Function: A Prospective Analysis in the Framingham Heart Study.

Shivani SahniAlyssa B DufourNa WangDouglas P KielMarian T HannanPaul F JacquesEmelia J BenjaminRamachandran S VasanJoanne M MurabitoAnne B NewmanRoger A FieldingGary F MitchellNaomi M Hamburg
Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)
Higher brachial artery pulse pressure (measure of aortic stiffness) was associated with loss of physical function over ~11 years, although we found no evidence that microvascular function contributed to the relation.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • blood pressure
  • heart failure
  • aortic valve
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary artery
  • coronary artery
  • peripheral artery disease