Browsing by Subject "Windkessel compliance"
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The relationship between markers of oxidative stress, inflammation and arterial compliance in a bi-ethnic population : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the major cause of mortality among the black population in South Africa. This might be due to rapid increase in urbanization seen in the last decade. It was further ... -
The association of oxidative stress with arterial compliance and vascular resistance in a bi-ethnic population: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016)A loss of arterial elasticity increases the risk for cardiovascular events. Oxidative injury to the vessel wall may be one of the underlying mechanisms influencing arterial elasticity. We compared markers of oxidative ...