Aortic Stiffening Does Not Predict Coronary and Extracoronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Men at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Stiffness of aortic walls has been shown to be a marker of coronary and cerebrovascular diseases in patients with myocardial infarction or stroke. However, its value for predicting preclinical atherosclerosis has not been demonstrated. Therefore, this study tested the association of aortic wall stif...

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