Role of pulse pressure amplification in arterial hypertension: experts' opinion and review of the data

Hypertension. 2009 Aug;54(2):375-83. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.134379. Epub 2009 Jun 29.

Authors

Alberto P Avolio¹, Luc M Van Bortel, Pierre Boutouyrie, John R Cockcroft, Carmel M McEniery, Athanase D Protogerou, Mary J Roman, Michel E Safar, Patrick Segers, Harold Smulyan

Affiliation

¹ Hypertension Center, 3rd University Department of Medicine, 152, Mesogeion Ave, Athens 115 27, Greece.

PMID: 19564542
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.134379

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Blood Pressure / physiology
Blood Pressure Determination / methods
Brachial Artery / drug effects
Brachial Artery / physiology*
Carotid Arteries / drug effects
Carotid Arteries / physiology*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis*
Hypertension / drug therapy
Male
Pulsatile Flow / drug effects
Radial Artery / physiology*
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents