The measurement and the monitoring of the central hemodynamics using non-invasive and minimally-invasive data

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the number one cause of death globally, and are projected to remain the single leading cause of death by 2030. Central pulse pressure and several arterial stiffness indices, especially aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV)...

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Main Author: Leung, Mande Tak Man
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35847