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Editorial
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Direct measurement of aortic pulse pressure is superior to noninvasive brachial cuff pressures for assessing the links between arterial stiffness and atherosclerotic coronary stenoses.
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Aortic over brachial pressure assessment may refine stiffness-stenosis links; leaves open whether invasive measurement should guide practice.
Direct measurement of aortic pulse pressure is superior to noninvasive brachial cuff measurements for assessing the relationship between arterial stiffness and coronary atherosclerosis.
Safar et al. (2004) conducted an editorial in Coronary ischemic disease. Aortic pulse pressure measurement vs. Brachial cuff pressure measurement was evaluated. Direct measurement of aortic pulse pressure is superior to noninvasive brachial cuff pressures for assessing the links between arterial stiffness and atherosclerotic coronary stenoses.