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Properties of Central Arteries in Populations of Different Ethnicity: Ethnicity and Central Arteries

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Recent studies have established a strong and independent association between central haemodynamics of central arteries and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Evaluation of indices of central arterial stiffness will thus improve cardiovascular risk assessment. While age modifies the structure of the aorta and as such contributes significantly to the changes in the central haemodynamics, other known cardiovascular risk factors as well as genetic factors modulate these age-dependent changes. Interracial variations in cardiovascular risk factors and genetic composition are responsible for the differences in properties of the central arteries across different ethnic populations. Establishing operational threshold for distinguishing normal and abnormal values among different ethnic populations is essential for making clinical decisions.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria

    Augustine Nonso Odili MD

  2. Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU leuven Department of Cardiovascular Science, Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Augustine Nonso Odili MD, Yumei Gu MD, PhD & Jan A. Staessen MD, PhD

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, UZ Leuven Campus Sint Rafael, University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35, 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan A. Staessen MD, PhD

  4. Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, 616, Maastricht, 6200, The Netherlands

    Jan A. Staessen MD, PhD

  5. Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Studies Coordinating Centre, University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Block D, 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan A. Staessen MD, PhD

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  2. St Vincent Clinic and Hospital, University of New South Wales, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Odili, A.N., Gu, Y., Staessen, J.A. (2014). Properties of Central Arteries in Populations of Different Ethnicity: Ethnicity and Central Arteries. In: Safar, M., O'Rourke, M., Frohlich, E. (eds) Blood Pressure and Arterial Wall Mechanics in Cardiovascular Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5198-2_37

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