Measurement of central aortic pressure: An acceptable compromise?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2038-2039

  O'Rourkea, Michael F ^a   Takazawab, Kenji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL TONOMETRY; CAROTID ARTERY; CENTRAL AORTIC PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RADIAL ARTERY; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; WAVEFORM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 81155137130     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834b17b4     Document Type: Letter

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