Pulse wave analysis to assess vascular compliance changes in stable renal transplant recipients

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Cohen, Debbie L ^a   Warburton, Karen M ^a   Warren, Greg ^a   Bloom, Roy D ^a   Townsend, Raymond R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Pulse wave analysis; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RECIPIENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINEURIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOSPORINE; DIASTOLE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PULSE; RADIAL ARTERY; SYSTOLE; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 1442299292     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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