Crucial importance of using a sliding calliper to measure distance for carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity assessment

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 940-945

  Levi Marpillat, Natacha ^a,b   Desamericq, Gaëlle ^a,b   Akakpo, Servais ^b   Affes Ayadi, Hanen ^b   Tropeano, Anne Isabelle ^b   Millasseau, Sandrine ^c   MacQuin Mavier, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Pulse Wave Consulting   (France)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; BMI; distance assessment; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIDING CALLIPER;

EID: 84876287840     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835e2a2f     Document Type: Article

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