High uric acid level associated with increased arterial stiffness in apparently healthy women.

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Abstract

Increased serum uric acid level is regarded as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and found to be associated with increased arterial stiffness. While previous studies investigated the relationship between serum uric acid and arterial stiffness, most did not exclude the confounding factors, such as history or medications of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia. The aim of this study was to explore the association of uric acid with arterial stiffness in an apparently healthy population.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Atherosclerosis

Title: Atherosclerosis

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1484

ISSN (Print): 0021-9150

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2014

Volume: 236

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.

[2 ] Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.

[3 ] Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: Changcj.ncku@gmail.com.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0021-9150(14)01300-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.07.024

PubMed ID: 25145973

SO-VID: badd5141-b7c3-4bca-8f27-07db0c5a0b13

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Keywords: Arterial stiffness,Gender,Pulse wave velocity,Serum uric acid

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Keywords: Arterial stiffness, Gender, Pulse wave velocity, Serum uric acid

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