P9.02 EVALUATION OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AUGMENTATION INDEX IN SUPINE AND SITTING POSITION

Background: Despite the introduction of arterial stiffness measurements in the recommendation of the European Societies for Hypertension and Cardiology, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (Aix) are still not used routinely in clinical practice. Possibly, current techniques, although no...

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Main Authors: J. Nuernberger, R. Michalski, A. Opazo Saez, A. Kribben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2009-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927343/view