10.4 COMPARISON OF BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY CALCULATED FROM PERIPHERAL AND DERIVED AORTIC BLOOD PRESSURE
Background: Systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV), conventionally calculated from peripheral sites such as the arm or finger, may be of more utility when computed from central aortic values, as this has greater applicability to the heart and the baroreceptor function, due to central location of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930464/view |