Stiffness index derived from digital volume pulse as a marker of target organ damage in untreated hypertension

Blood Pressure

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Chen, Ju Yi ^a   Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Lin, Chih Chan ^a   Huang, Yao Yi ^a   Hsu, Chih Hsin ^a   Liu, Ping Yen ^a,b   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Digital volume pulse; Hypertension; Stiffness index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDEX FINGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN INJURY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLIANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 25844477093     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050510034301     Document Type: Article

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