Arterial transfer functions: Background, applications and reservations

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-10

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a,b   Avolio, Alberto P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial transfer functions; Pressure waveform; Vascular impedance

Indexed keywords

VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 37349066213     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f0ca1a     Document Type: Review

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