Validation of the Arteriograph working principle: Questions still remain

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 619-

  Trachet, Bram ^a   Reymond, Philippe ^b   Kips, Jan ^a,c   Vermeersch, Sebastian ^a,c   Swillens, Abigail ^a   Stergiopulos, Nikolaos ^b   Segers, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79951632625     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328343cdc1     Document Type: Letter

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