Pulse wave analysis and pulse wave velocity techniques: Are they ready for the clinic

Hypertension Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-169

  Gurovich, Alvaro N ^a   Braith, Randy W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BODY POSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PULSE WAVE; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 79751511867     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.217     Document Type: Note

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