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. . .  al. Effects of ramipril and vitamin E on atherosclerosis: the study to evaluate carotid ultrasound changes in patients treated with ramipril and vitamin E (SECURE). Circulation 2001;103:91925. 13. Guerin AP, Blacher J, Pannier B, Marchais SJ, Safar ME, London GM. Impact of aortic stiffness attenuation on survival of patients in end-stage renal failure. Circulation 2001;103: 98792. 14. Et-Taouil K, Safar M, Plante GE. Mechanisms and consequences of large artery rigidity. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2003;81: 20511. 15. Papamichael CM, Lekakis . . .
. . .  Biguanide, % 4.9 7.6 7.0 AGI, % 0 1.08 0.85 Insulin sensitizer, % 4.9 2.6 3.1 Insulin, % 0.8 1.0 1.0 *p < 0.05 as compared with the selected group. AGI = a-glucosidase inhibitor; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; PTCA = percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography. Figure 1. Age- and sex-stratified prevalence of high baPWV (A) and ABI < 0.9 (B) in the 124 stable cardiology outpatients. Prevalence of high baPWV (%) Prevalence of ABI < 0.9 (%) Age (yr) Age (yr)  . . .
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. . .  previous community survey performed in Kinmen. 20 High baPWV was defined as a value higher than the upper limit of the normal reference (mean plus 2 standard deviations). An ABI < 0.9 was considered to indicate peripheral arterial disease and the presence of systemic atherosclerosis. 21 Clinical decision making Because the participants as stable patients had been followed up at the clinic for a long time, most of the hypertensive patients had attained reasonably good blood pressure control. Therefore, a high . . .
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