Peripheral augmentation index: Shouldering the central pressure load

Hypertension

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-38

  Payne, Rupert A ^a   Webb, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL AUGMENTATION INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 37349050629     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.098681     Document Type: Editorial

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