Pressure-Altering Agents Affect Central Aortic Pressures More Than Is Apparent From Upper Limb Measurements in Hypertensive Patients
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 38 (6) , 1456-1460
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hy1201.098767
Abstract
The pressure pulse does not have the same amplitude in central and peripheral arteries, but it is amplified toward the periphery; the degree of this amplification depends principally on wave reflec...Keywords
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