Magnitude and return time of the reflected wave: The effects of large artery stiffness and aortic geometry

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 932-939

  Westerhof, Berend E ^a,b   Westerhof, Nico ^c  

^a BMEYE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

augmentation index; inflection point; reflection magnitude; shoulder point; wave speed

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOULDER;

EID: 84859925143     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283524932     Document Type: Article

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