Analysis of the pulse wave and characterization of cardiovascular risk factors in undergraduate students in Veterinary Medicine from the Agrarian University Foundation of Colombia (Uniagraria) as a non-invasive exploratory exercise of arterial stiffness.

Abstract

El deterioro cardiovascular puede presentarse en personas de todas las edades debido a diferentes factores, como los hábitos de vida y la genética de cada individuo que inciden negativamente en la elasticidad arterial y pueden progresar a la presentación de enfermedades cardiovasculares (CV), siendo estas, las principales causas de morbimortalidad en el mundo. Cardiovascular impairment can occur in people of all ages due to different factors, such as lifestyle habits and genetics of each individual that affect negative in arterial elasticity and may progress to the presentation of diseases cardiovascular (CV), these being the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.