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pubmed:abstractText |
Abnormalities in mineral metabolism [calcium, phosphate, and immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (PTH)] and vitamin D have been linked to increases in central arterial stiffness. Central arterial stiffness can be measured using noninvasive technologies, including augmentation index (AIx), a composite measure of arterial stiffness.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Saint Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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