Assessment of systolic and diastolic arterial stiffness

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1489-1491

  Hermeling, Evelien ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^a   Reneman, Robert S ^a   Segers, Patrick ^b   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84862749056     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328353f969     Document Type: Letter

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