Reflections on determinants of augmentation index

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-268

  Avolio, Alberto ^a   Butlin, Mark ^a   Xu, Ke ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY WALL; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84855853267     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834f96e0     Document Type: Note

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