Arterial blood pressure measurement and pulse wave analysis—their role in enhancing cardiovascular assessment

AP Avolio, M Butlin, A Walsh - Physiological measurement, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The most common method of clinical measurement of arterial blood pressure is by means of
the cuff sphygmomanometer. This instrument has provided fundamental quantitative …

Arterial stiffness: clinical relevance, measurement and treatment

PK Hamilton, CJ Lockhart, CE Quinn… - Clinical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
Most traditional cardiovascular risk factors alter the structure and/or function of arteries. An
assessment of arterial wall integrity could therefore allow accurate prediction of …

Development and validation of a novel method to derive central aortic systolic pressure from the radial pressure waveform using an N-point moving average method

B Williams, PS Lacy, P Yan, CN Hwee, C Liang… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the novel application of a
simple n-point moving average (NPMA)—a mathematical low pass filter—to noninvasively …

Iontronic microdroplet array for flexible ultrasensitive tactile sensing

B Nie, R Li, JD Brandt, T Pan - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
An iontronic microdroplet array (IMA) device, using an ultra-large interfacial capacitance at
the highly elastic droplet–electrode contact, has been proposed for flexible tactile sensing …

Measurement accuracy of non-invasively obtained central blood pressure by applanation tonometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HM Cheng, D Lang, C Tufanaru, A Pearson - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Non-invasive methods based on applanation tonometry have
been proposed to estimate central blood pressure. However, the accuracy of these methods …

Arterial ultrasonography and tonometry as adjuncts to cardiovascular risk stratification

IJ Kullo, AR Malik - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007 - jacc.org
Myocardial infarction and stroke often occur without prior warning in asymptomatic
individuals. Identifying individuals at risk is important for cost-effective use of preventive …

Radial artery tonometry demonstrates arterial stiffness in children with type 1 diabetes

MJ Haller, M Samyn, WW Nichols, T Brusko… - Diabetes …, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To determine if children with type 1 diabetes have increased arterial stiffness
by estimating augmentation index with the simple noninvasive technique of radial artery …

The effect of chronic tobacco smoking on arterial stiffness

N Rehill, CR Beck, KR Yeo… - British journal of clinical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Cardiovascular disease caused by smoking is related to the pathophysiological
burden placed on the vascular endothelium. We studied the effect of chronic cigarette …

Estimation of central aortic blood pressure: a systematic meta-analysis of available techniques

O Narayan, J Casan, M Szarski, AM Dart… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Central aortic blood pressure (cBP) is often promoted to be a superior predictor
of cardiovascular risk compared to brachial blood pressure, and brachial–central pulse …

[LIVRE][B] Pediatric endocrinology: growth, adrenal, sexual, thyroid, calcium, and fluid balance disorders

F Lifshitz - 2013 - books.google.com
Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition
has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 …