Arterial-Wave Reflections Are Increased in Heart Failure Patients With a Left-Ventricular Assist Device

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 622-628

  Schofield, Richard S ^a,b   Pierce, Gary L ^c   Nichols, Wilmer W ^b   Klodell, Charles T ^b   Aranda Jr , Juan M ^b   Pauly, Daniel F ^b   Hill, James A ^b   Braith, Randy W ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; augmentation index; Heart failure; left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NITRATE;

ADULT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILRINONE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 34248654068     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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