Carotid Artery Applanation Tonometry Does Not Cause Significant Baroreceptor Activation

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 299-302

  Spronck, Bart ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a   Op'T Roodt, Jos ^b   Reesink, Koen D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

applanation tonometry; baroreceptor activation; baroreflex; blood pressure; carotid artery; hypertension; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; TONOMETRY; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROCEDURES;

BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; PRESSORECEPTORS; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84960394961     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpv064     Document Type: Article

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