Arterial stiffness and pulse wave analysis: Consensus paper on basics, methods and clinical applications;Arterielle Gefäßsteifigkeit und Pulswellenanalyse: Positionspapier zu Grundlagen, Methodik, Beeinflussbarkeit und Ergebnisinterpretation

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Baulmann, J ^a   Nurnberger J ^a   Slany, J ^a   Schmieder, R ^a   Schmidt Trucksass A ^a   Baumgart, D ^a   Cremerius, P ^a   Hess, O ^a   Mortensen, K ^a   Weber, T ^a  

^a Deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin DGA   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIx; Arterial stiffness; Augmentation; Cardiovascular risk; Central blood pressure; Clinical application; Methods; Pulse pressure amplification; Pulse wave reflection; Pulse wave velocity; PWV; Target organ damage

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NEBIVOLOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTIMA; MICROCIRCULATION; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PULSATILE FLOW; TUNICA INTIMA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649147740     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249183     Document Type: Review

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