Blood flow acceleration in the carotid and brachial arteries of healthy volunteers: Respective contributions of cardiac performance and local resistance

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-399

  Chemla, D ^a   Demolis P ^b   Thyrault, M ^a   Annane, D ^b   Lecarpentier, Y ^b   Giudicelli, J F ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blood flow acceleration; Pulsed Doppler; Regional hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASOUND; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029784044     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1996.tb00591.x     Document Type: Article

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