Ascending fractional pulse pressure closely relating to large artery function

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-247

  Nakayama, Y ^a   Ueda, H ^b   Tsumura, K ^b   Yoshimaru, K ^a   Hayashi, T ^b  

^a Ishikiriseiki Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fractional pulse pressure; Pulsatility index; Vascular mechanics

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTA; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 85047698190     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001382     Document Type: Article

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