Assessment of arterial stiffness in hypertension: Comparison of oscillometric (Arteriograph), piezoelectronic (Complior) and tonometric (SphygmoCor) techniques

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2186-2191

  Jatoi, Noor A ^a   Mahmud, Azra ^a   Bennett, Kathleen ^a   Feely, John ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Arteriograph; Augmentation index; Hypertension; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; OSCILLOMETRY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONOMETRY;

EID: 73249131579     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833057e8     Document Type: Article

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