Assessment of the vascular effects of PC6 (Neiguan) using the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram in healthy and hypertensive subjects

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-436

  Rivas Vilchis, José F ^a   Hernández Sánchez, Fernando ^b   González Camarena, Ramón ^a   Suárez Rodríguez, Luis D ^a   Escorcia Gaona, Ricardo ^a   Cervantes Reyes, Jorge A ^a   Román Ramos, Rubén ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Arterial stiffness; Neiguan acupoint; Pulse; Second derivative of finger photoplethysmogram

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGING; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE WAVE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE;

EID: 34347392513     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07004941     Document Type: Article

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