Key result
Arterial stiffness may serve as an early marker for cardiovascular risk, but should be complemented by other inflammatory markers due to multiple confounding factors.
Population
Australian women with obesity
Design
Other
Authors
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Warrants caution against sole reliance on arterial stiffness for risk assessment; leaves open its integration with inflammatory markers in future trials.
Arterial stiffness may serve as an early marker for cardiovascular risk, but should be complemented with other inflammatory markers due to multiple confounding factors.
Pal et al. (2013) conducted a letter in Cardiovascular risk. Arterial stiffness and obesity was evaluated. Arterial stiffness may serve as an early marker for cardiovascular risk, but should be complemented by other inflammatory markers due to multiple confounding factors.
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