Influence of Vascular Function and Pulsatile Hemodynamics on Cardiac Function

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Bell, Vanessa ^a   Mitchell, Gary F ^a  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Global longitudinal strain; Left ventricular function; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Pulsatile hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WALL STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS; AORTA; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AORTA; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84937411493     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-015-0580-y     Document Type: Review

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