The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 745-751 , November 2009

How Stiff Are Your Arteries? An Emerging Vital Sign for Determining Cardiovascular Disease Risk

  • Debra J. Barksdale

      Affiliations

    • Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a practicing primary care NP, and a NIH-funded researcher. Her program of research focuses on stress and cardiovascular disease, specifically hypertension.
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  • Jeongok G. Logan

      Affiliations

    • Jeongok Gang Logan, MSN, RN, is a nurse on a cardiothoracic step down unit and a PhD candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her dissertation research is focused on stress, blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and heart rate variability in Korean Americans.

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 In compliance with national ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.

PII: S1555-4155(09)00475-9

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2009.08.018

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 745-751 , November 2009

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