David Cornea

0008Cardiovascular Mortality by Smoking Status Across Levels of Arterial Stiffness: Findings from NHANES 2005–2016

Objective To examine whether the association between smoking status and cardiovascular (CV) mortality differs by arterial stiffness, assessed by pulse pressure index (PPI), among U.S. adults without baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods We analyzed 16,605 adults aged ≥40...