Does it matter where we measure blood pressure?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-245

  Tomlinson, Laurie A ^a   Wilkinson, Ian B ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Central blood pressure; Wave reflections

Indexed keywords

AORTA; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELASTICITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863753216     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04203.x     Document Type: Article

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