Squatting: The hemodynamic change is induced by enhanced aortic wave reflection

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 986-988

  Murakami, Tomoaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Afterload; Squatting; Tetralogy of Fallot; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CYANOSIS; DEVICE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WAVEFORM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 0036839708     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03085-6     Document Type: Article

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