Measurement of central aortic pulse pressure: Noninvasive brachial cuff-based estimation by a transfer function vs. a novel pulse wave analysis method

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1162-1169

  Cheng, Hao Min ^a,b,c   Sung, Shih Hsien ^b,c   Shih, Yuan Ta ^d   Chuang, Shao Yuan ^e   Yu, Wen Chung ^b,c   Chen, Chen Huan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e National Health R Esearch Institutes   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blood pressure; central pulse pressure; hypertension; oscillometric signals; pressure wave reflection; pulse volume plethysmography; pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; CATHETER; CENTRAL AORTIC PULSE PRESSURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED TRANSFER FUNCTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OSCILLOMETRY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RANDOM ERROR; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAVEFORM;

AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; HUMANS; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867743885     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.116     Document Type: Article

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