Effect of supine versus sitting position on noninvasive assessment of aortic pressure waveform: A randomized cross-over study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 236-241

  Vrachatis, D ^a,b   Papaioannou, T G ^b   Konstantopoulou, A ^a   Nasothimiou, E G ^a,c   Millasseau, S ^d   Blacher, J ^d   Safar, M E ^d   Sfikakis, P P ^a   Stergiou, G S ^c   Protogerou, A D ^a,c  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

aortic blood pressure; augmentation index; body posture; pulse pressure amplification; subendocardial viability index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; WAVEFORM; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; MANOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULSE WAVE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84896317826     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2013.101     Document Type: Article

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