6.8 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AND CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN DIABETIC HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Background: Diabetic hypertensives patients present different hemodynamic pattern than only hypertensive patients. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the diastolic function and the pulse pressure amplification (PPA), an index combining both arterial stiffness and wave reflexion, in dia...

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Main Authors: Davide Agnoletti, Filippo Valbusa, Ari Lieber, Guido Arcaro, Michel Safar, Jacques Blacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930427/view