Brachial and digital artery pulse pressures in hypertensive and normotensive subjects

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 539-546

  Bochmann, R P ^a   Naumann, H J ^a   Seibt, R ^a   Reuter, U ^a   Hesse, H C ^a   Sinz, V ^a   Fritz, T ^a   Burghardt, M ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Essential hypertension; Familial hypertension; Phenotype; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIGITAL ARTERY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PULSE PRESSURE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0029856807     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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