Using Korotkoff Sounds to Detect the Degree of Vascular Compliance in Different Age Groups

Introduction: The principle behind the generation of the Korotkoff sounds is the turbulence of blood flowing through a partially occluded area in the artery. With increasing age, the vascular wall compliance is expected to decrease, which is due to the thickening of the vessel wall, due to which...

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Autor principal: Dushyant Ramakrishnan
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-02-01
Col·lecció:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Accés en línia:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7198/16225_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(BMAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf