Radiofrequency-based carotid wall tracking: A comparison between two different systems

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1614-1619

  Palombo, Carlo ^a   Kozakova, Michaela ^a,b   Guraschi, Nicola ^b   Bini, Giacomo ^a   Cesana, Francesca ^c,d   Castoldi, Giovanna ^c   Stella, Andrea ^c   Morizzo, Carmela ^a   Giannattasio, Cristina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; echo tracking; local blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; APPLANATION TONOMETRY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISTENSION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TONOMETRY; WALL TRACKING SYSTEM; WAVEFORM;

EID: 84863817382     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328354dd44     Document Type: Article

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