Individualization of transfer function in estimation of central aortic pressure from the peripheral pulse is not required in patients at rest

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1858-1863

  Westerhof, Berend E ^a,b   Guelen, Ilja ^a   Stok, Wim J ^b   Lasance, Han A J ^c   Ascoop, Carl A P L ^d   Wesseling, Karel H ^a   Westerhof, Nico ^e   Bos, Willem Jan W ^d   Stergiopulos, Nikos ^f   Spaan, Jos A E ^b  

^a BMEYE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Aegon   (Netherlands)

^d ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Augmentation index; Brachial pressure; Travel time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED TRANSFER FUNCTION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INDIVIDUALIZED TRANSFER FUNCTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE PRESSURE; REST; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR; TIME DELAY; TRANSFER;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PULSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST;

EID: 57349131130     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91052.2008     Document Type: Article

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