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Vascular and metabolic profile of 5-year sustained hypertensive versus normotensive black South Africans
… Arterial stiffening, or a loss of arterial distensibility, increases the risk for cardiovascular events, including stroke and heart failure, as it increases the afterload on the heart, as well as creating a higher pulsatile load on the microcirculation. The stiffness of the carotid artery is …