Arterial stiffness: Beyond pulse wave velocity and its measurement

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 656-658

  Lim, H S ^a   Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PULSATILE FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 52749093339     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2008.47     Document Type: Note

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