Arterial stiffness, central hemodynamics and wave reflection in normal pregnancy and control nonpregnant women

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-52

  Wykrtowicz, Magdalena ^a   Krauze, Tomasz ^a   Guzik, Przemyslaw ^a   Piskorski, Jarosław ^b   Markwitz, Wiesław ^a   Wykrtowicz, Andrzej ^a   Wysocki, Henryk ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIELONA GÓRA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Pregnancy; Pulse pressure amplification; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WAVE REFLECTION;

EID: 81855170199     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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