Methods and devices for measuring arterial compliance in humans
Open Access
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension
- Vol. 15 (8) , 743-753
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-7061(02)02962-x
Abstract
This review analyses methods and devices used worldwide to evaluate the arterial stiffness. Three main methodologies are based upon analysis of pulseKeywords
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