Author/Authors :
Vlachopoulos، نويسنده , , Charalambos V. and Alexopoulos، نويسنده , , Nikolaos A. and Aznaouridis، نويسنده , , Konstantinos A. and Ioakeimidis، نويسنده , , Nikolaos C. and Dima، نويسنده , , Ioanna A. and Dagre، نويسنده , , Anna and Vasiliadou، نويسنده , , Carmen and Stefanadi، نويسنده , , Elli C. and Stefanadis، نويسنده , , Christodoulos I.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The effect of habitual cocoa consumption on arterial stiffness and wave reflection indexes, as well as on peripheral and central blood pressure, was assessed in 198 healthy subjects. In conclusion, higher cocoa intake was an independent determinant of low arterial stiffness and wave reflection indexes and was also independently associated with significantly lower central (aortic) pulse pressure.
