Pulse pressure index (pulse pressure/systolic pressure) may be better than pulse pressure for assessment of cardiovascular outcomes

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 729-731

  Peng Lin, Yang ^a   Yue Chun, Li ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE PRESSURE INDEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 62949084478     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.12.041     Document Type: Article

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