The arterial load in pulmonary hypertension

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 19, Issue 117, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Saouti, N ^a   Westerhof, N ^a   Postmus, P E ^a   Vonk Noordegraaf, A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compliance; Pulmonary hypertension; Resistance; Systemic circulation; Windkessel

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; OSCILLATION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 78449300043     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00002210     Document Type: Review

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