Pulse transit time ratio as a potential marker for paediatric crural and brachial blood pressure index

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 415-417

  Foo, J Y A ^a   Lim, C S ^a,b   Wilson, S J ^c   Williams, G R ^d   Harris, M A ^d   Cooper, D M ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY SIZE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PULSE RATE; RELIABILITY; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; OXIMETRY; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34247401024     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002139     Document Type: Article

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