Vasoactive Drugs Influence Aortic Augmentation Index Independently of Pulse-Wave Velocity in Healthy Men
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- 1 June 2001
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- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 37 (6) , 1429-1433
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.37.6.1429
Abstract
—Aortic augmentation index, a measure of central systolic blood pressure augmentation arising mainly from pressure-wave reflection, increases with vascular aging. The augmentation index is ...Keywords
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