The Pulse of Cardiology. Quo Vadis?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 714-717

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a   Hayward, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

central aortic pressure; heart rate; pulse waveform; wave reflection

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HEART RATE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; TONOMETRY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ELASTICITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PULSATILE FLOW; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 68249086899     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.065     Document Type: Editorial

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