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Review
. 2017 Nov;70(5):848-853.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.08933. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Mechanisms and Subclinical Consequences of Aortic Stiffness

Gary L Pierce  1
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Review

Mechanisms and Subclinical Consequences of Aortic Stiffness

Gary L Pierce. Hypertension. 2017 Nov.
No abstract available

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The number of published articles in PubMed with the terms “arterial + stiffness” and “aortic + stiffness” appearing in the title over the past 20 years.
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