Major artery more rigid in African-Americans, which may explain high rates of hypertension, heart disease

Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major artery supplying oxygen-rich blood to the body, than Caucasians and Hispanics, according to a study.

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