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The authors note that their previously published data on augmentation index was incorrectly recalculated in a recent meta-analysis, reporting a 49.6% change instead of the correct 88.7% increase.
This commentary identifies a significant data extraction and recalculation error in a recent meta-analysis evaluating the acute effects of exercise on arterial stiffness.
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Kingsley et al. (2019) conducted an editorial in Arterial stiffness. Resistance exercise was evaluated on Augmentation index (AIx). The authors note that their previously published data on augmentation index was incorrectly recalculated in a recent meta-analysis, reporting a 49.6% change instead of the correct 88.7% increase.
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