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Aortic structure may affect midlife rise in pulse pressure, aortic stiffness in women
September 14, 2026
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:

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Aortic structure may affect midlife rise in pulse pressure, aortic stiffness in women

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Research Highlights:

* Increasing pulse pressure (the gap between the upper and lower numbers in blood pressure readings), long attributed to falling estrogen levels caused by menopause, begins about two decades before wome . . .

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