The measurement of arterial properties in hypertension
Key result
Measurements of arterial compliance provide a physiologically and clinically relevant approach to assessing cardiovascular risk and vascular involvement in hypertension.
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Editorial
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Implication
Arterial compliance is a physiologically and clinically relevant approach to assessing cardiovascular risk and vascular involvement in hypertension, despite the diversity of measurement methods.
PICO
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Population
Hypertension
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Exposure / Comparator
Arterial compliance measurement
Arterial compliance is a physiologically and clinically relevant approach to assessing cardiovascular risk and vascular involvement in hypertension, despite the diversity of measurement methods.
Limitations
- Multiplicity of methods for measuring arterial compliance can cause confusion and apparent inconsistencies.
Cite This Study
Michael A. Weber (2001) conducted an editorial in Hypertension. Arterial compliance measurement was evaluated. Measurements of arterial compliance provide a physiologically and clinically relevant approach to assessing cardiovascular risk and vascular involvement in hypertension.