New techniques for assessment of vascular function

Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-385

  Smith, Ronald D ^a   Levy, Pavel J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applanation Tonometry; Hypertension; Impedance Cardiography; Non Invasive Hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; INDAPAMIDE; OLMESARTAN; PERINDOPRIL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ASCENDING AORTA; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENDER BIAS; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; TONOMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 68749088903     PISSN: 17539447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753944708091775     Document Type: Review

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