Normality of upper and lower peripheral pulse transit time of normotensive and hypertensive children

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-248

  Foo, Jong Yong Abdiel ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Arterial stiffness; Pediatrics; Prolonged monitoring; Pulse transit time

Indexed keywords

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ISCHEMIC EXTREMITY; PULSE TRANSIT TIME RATIO (PTTR);

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASES; MONITORING; PRESSURE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE TRANSIT TIME RATIO; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANKLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34447620693     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-007-9080-1     Document Type: Article

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