Simultaneous measurements of blood pressures in right and left brachial arteries

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 276-278

  Mendelson, Gad ^a   Nassimiha, Doron ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^b  

^a Shoham Geriatric Medical Center   (Israel)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Brachial artery blood pressure; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ISRAEL; MALE;

EID: 4344677915     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000127858.46493.da     Document Type: Review

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