Noninvasive assessment of arterial stiffness should discriminate between systolic and diastolic pressure ranges

Hypertension

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-130

  Hermeling, Evelien ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a   Winkens, Mark H M ^b   Waltenberger, Johannes L ^b   Reneman, Robert S ^b   Kroon, Abraham A ^a   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Cardiology ^*

Author keywords

Arterial structure and compliance; Blood pressure measurement; Carotid arteries; Pulse wave velocity; Systolic hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 73849097283     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.143867     Document Type: Article

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