Augmentation Index and Central Aortic Stiffness in Middle-Aged to Elderly Individuals

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 642-647

  Vyas, Mitul ^a   Izzo Jr , Joseph L ^b   Lacourcière, Yves ^c   Arnold, J Malcolm O ^d   Dunlap, Mark E ^e   Amato, Jennifer L ^a   Pfeffer, Marc A ^f   Mitchell, Gary F ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic stiffness; Augmentation index; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY SURFACE; CALCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TONOMETRY; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AORTA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34248658535     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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