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Descriptor English:   Vascular Stiffness 
Descriptor Spanish:   Rigidez Vascular 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Rigidez Vascular 
Synonyms English:   Arterial Stiffness  
Tree Number:   G09.330.079
Definition English:   Loss of vascular ELASTICITY due to factors such as AGING; and ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. Increased arterial stiffness is one of the RISK FACTORS for many CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 
See Related English:   Vascular Calcification
 
History Note English:   2012 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects GE genetics
IM immunology PH physiology
RE radiation effects  
Record Number:   54813 
Unique Identifier:   D059289 

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