Arterial functions: how to interpret the complex physiology
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Arterial functions: how to interpret the complex physiology.
Arterial pressure is a cyclic phenomenon characterized by a pressure wave oscillating around the mean blood pressure, from diastolic to systolic blood pressure, defining the pulse pressure. Aortic input impedance is a measure of the opposition of the circulation to an oscillatory flow input (stroke volume generated by heart work). Aortic input impedance integrates factors opposing LV ejection, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0931-0509,1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq614