P5.13 ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL SYSTOLIC PRESSURE: ARE PERIPHERAL WAVEFORMS AND TRANSFER FUNCTION NECESSARY?

Background and aim: The degree of systolic pressure amplification (SPamp) from aorta to brachial artery depends on a number of variables including age, gender, heart rate and arterial stiffness. It is admitted that central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) cannot be predicted with sufficient accuracy f...

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Main Authors: Denis Chemla*, Sandrine Millasseau, Edmund Lau, P. Attal, Alain Nittenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930629/view