The relation between ageing and increasing pulse pressure in upper and lower limbs

Background & Objective: Pulse pressure is a marker of arterial stiffness. In old age the pressure wave reflection also contribute to disparity of pulse pressure between upper and lower limbs. This study was done to determine the relation between ageing and increased pulse pressure of upper and l...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mehran Hosseini (MD, PhD), Ali Reza Maleki
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2009-05-01
Series:مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان
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Online Access:http://goums.ac.ir/journal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-349&slc_lang=en&sid=1