Arterial pulse wave velocity but not augmentation index is associated with coronary artery disease extent and severity: Implications for arterial transfer function applicability

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2105-2109

  Hope, Sarah A ^a,b   Antonis, Paul ^a,b   Adam, David ^a   Cameron, James D ^b   Meredith, Ian T ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Augmentation index; Coronary artery disease; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; WAVEFORM;

EID: 34748866620     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282a9be41     Document Type: Article

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