Arterial stiffness: Reflections on the arterial pulse

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2497-2498

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a   Franklin, Stanley S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TONOMETER;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; PULSE;

EID: 33750352322     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl312     Document Type: Editorial

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