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Arterial stiffness has emerged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and may link hypercholesterolaemia, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and stroke.
This review highlights the role of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness as links between hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease.
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Arterial stiffness assessment may refine CVD risk stratification in hypercholesterolemia; leaves open whether targeting it improves outcomes in trials.
Wilkinson et al. (1998) conducted a review in Hypercholesterolaemia and cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness has emerged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and may link hypercholesterolaemia, endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and stroke.
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