KNOW YOUR VASCULAR AGE: RAISING AWARENESS TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND EARLY VASCULAR AGEING

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-CPS-020
• By: BRITO, Joana (Farmácias Holon, Portugal)
• Co-author(s): Joana Brito: Projects and Services, Farmácias Holon,
  Ana Macedo: Projects and Services, Farmácias Holon,
  Beatriz Mónico: Projects and Services, Farmácias Holon,
  Isabel Guerreiro: Projects and Services, Farmácias Holon,
  Maria Mendes: Projects and Services, Farmácias Holon,
  Nuno Machado: Farmácias Holon
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Vascular dysfunction is recognized as an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Arterial stiffness (AS), a result of early vascular ageing (EVA), is closely associated with vascular dysfunction. According to the 2016 European Guideline on CV Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice by the European..

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