Amplification of the Pressure Pulse in the Upper Limb in Healthy, Middle-Aged Men and Women

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 414 - 420
• Main Authors: Segers, Patrick, Mahieu, Dries, Kips, Jan, Rietzschel, Ernst, De Buyzere, Marc, De Bacquer, Dirk, Bekaert, Sofie, De Backer, Guy, Gillebert, Thierry, Verdonck, Pascal, Van Bortel, Luc
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Heart Association, Inc 01.08.2009; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Flow Velocity; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Determination - methods; Blood Pressure Determination - standards; Brachial Artery - physiology; Calibration; Cardiology. Vascular system; Carotid Arteries - physiology; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Cohort Studies; Female; Hemodynamics - physiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Probability; Radial Artery - physiology; Reference Standards; Reference Values; Sensitivity and Specificity; Upper Extremity - physiology; Amplification; Human; Hypertension; large arteries; Cardiovascular disease; Arterial pressure; cardiovascular physiology; Upper limb; Blood pressure; Hemodynamics; wave reflection

Central-to-peripheral amplification of the pressure pulse leads to discrepancies between central and brachial blood pressures. This amplification depends on an individualʼs hemodynamic and (patho)physiological characteristics. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and correlates of centr...