Oscillometric central blood pressure and central systolic loading in stroke patients: Short-term reproducibility and effects of posture and fasting state.

BACKGROUND:This study examined the short-term reproducibility of non-invasive estimates of central and peripheral blood pressure and markers of central systolic loading (augmentation index [AIx; a measure of central systolic loading] and AIx75 [AIx standardised to 75 b·min-1 heart rate]) and the eff...

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Main Authors: Andrew Mitchelmore, Lee Stoner, Danielle Lambrick, Lucy Sykes, Charlotte Eglinton, Simon Jobson, James Faulkner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6211701?pdf=render