Vasoactive drugs influence aortic augmentation index independently of pulse-wave velocity in healthy men

Hypertension

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1429-1433

  Kelly, R P ^a   Millasseau, S C ^a   Ritter, J M ^a   Chowienczyk, Phil J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive agents; Aorta; Arteries; Hemodynamics; Pulse

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0035569613     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.37.6.1429     Document Type: Article

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