The relationship between aortic augmentation index and pulse wave velocity: An invasive study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-397

  Sakurai, Masato ^a   Yamakado, Tetsu ^b   Kurachi, Hideshi ^b   Kato, Takaaki ^a   Kuroda, Kenji ^b   Ishisu, Ryoichi ^b   Okamoto, Shinya ^b   Isaka, Naoki ^a   Nakano, Takeshi ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nabari City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic pressure waveform; Aortic stiffness; Augmentation index; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CALCULATION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PULSATILE FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33846041242     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3280115b7c     Document Type: Article

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