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Abstract
Most studies relating blood pressure (BP) to target organ damage measure BP at the brachial artery, but pulse pressure (PP) and systolic BP (SBP) in the aorta are lower than the corresponding peripheral measures. In adults, aortic (central) PP and SBP have been shown to be more closely related to target organ damage and cardiovascular events than peripheral pressures. We compared central and peripheral PP and their associations with concurrent measures of cardiac structure and function in a large, population-based cohort of adolescents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2048-2050 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Early online date | 12 May 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2015 |
Keywords
- brachial blood pressure
- central blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease risk factors
- systolic function
- diastolic function
- heart structure
- adolescents
- ALSPAC
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Lifecourse epidemiology of female reproductive health and its relation to chronic disease
Fraser, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/14 → 20/02/20
Project: Research
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MRC UoB UNITE Unit - Programme 5
Lawlor, D. A. (Principal Investigator) & Lawlor, D. A. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/13 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
Profiles
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Professor Abigail Fraser
- Bristol Medical School (PHS) - Professor of Epidemiology
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit
- Centre for Academic Primary Care
Person: Academic , Member