Ventricular-vascular coupling in hypertension: Methodological considerations and clinical implications

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 773-787

  Saba, Pier Sergio ^a   Cameli, Matteo ^b   Casalnuovo, Giuseppina ^a   Ciccone, Marco M ^c   Ganau, Antonello ^a   Maiello, Maria ^d   Modesti, Pietro A ^e   Muiesan, Maria L ^f   Novo, Salvatore ^g   Palmiero, Pasquale ^d   Sanna, Giuseppe D ^a   Scicchitano, Pietro ^c   Pedrinelli, Roberto ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d AS Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^g Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases ^*  (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Effective arterial elastance; Hypertension; Input impedance; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Pulse wave analysis; Therapy; Ventricular vascular coupling; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AORTA FLOW; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; FLOW RATE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPEDANCE; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; VENTRICULAR VASCULAR COUPLING; AORTA; ARTERY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AORTA; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84916930592     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000146     Document Type: Review

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