Validating a new oscillometric device for aortic pulse wave velocity measurements in children and adolescents

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1294-1299

  Kracht, Daniela ^a   Shroff, Rukshana ^b   Baig, Sabrina ^a   Doyon, Anke ^c   Jacobi, Christoph ^a   Zeller, Rene ^d   Querfeld, Uwe ^d   Schaefer, Franz ^c   Wühl, Elke ^c   Schmidt, Bernhard M W ^b   Melk, Anette ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

aortic pulse wave velocity; applanation tonometry; arterial stiffness; blood pressure; children; hypertension; SphygmoCor; Vicorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SCHOOL CHILD; TONOMETRY; UMBILICUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 81155133825     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.147     Document Type: Article

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