Arterial stiffness and its association with dyslipidemia

• Main Authors: Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2013
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33672/1/2013_-_Arterial_stiffness_%26_dyslipidemia_e-IMJ_Vol12No2_Page_59-66.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33672/

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in Malaysia as well as in other countries. It is associated with, inter alia, many risk factors, such as increasing age, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, oxidative stress and autonomic dysfunction and arterial stiffnes...