Peripheral augmentation index and wave reflection in the radial artery

Hypertension

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Hughes, Alun D ^a   Davies, Justin E ^a   Francis, Darrel ^a   Mayet, Jamil ^a   Parker, Kim H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTATION INDEX; DIGITAL ARTERY; FLOW RATE; HEART CYCLE; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 45849125746     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.108.110486     Document Type: Letter

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