Higher aortic stiffness assessed by PWV is associated with increased risk for a first cardiovascular event. Aortic PWV improves risk prediction when added to standard risk factors and may represent a valuable biomarker of cardiovascular disease risk in the community.
Leroy L. Cooper, Solomon K. Musani, Floyd Washington, Jonathan P. Moore, Avnish Tripathi, Connie W. Tsao, Naomi M. Hamburg, Emelia Benjamin, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Gary F. Mitchell, Ervin R. Fox
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