Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity assessment using novel cuff-based techniques: Comparison with tonometric measurement

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2237-2243

  Butlin, Mark ^a   Qasem, Ahmad ^a   Battista, Francesca ^b   Bozec, Erwan ^c   McEniery, Carmel M ^d   Millet Amaury, Eugénie ^c   Pucci, Giacomo ^b   Wilkinson, Ian B ^d   Schillaci, Giuseppe ^b   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^c   Avolio, Alberto P ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aortic stiffness; arterial compliance; device validation; hemodynamics; measurement; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULSE WAVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885624819     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328363c789     Document Type: Article

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