Open AccessUse of the Augmentation Index to Predict Short-Term Outcome After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Roy L. Soiza,
MWJ Davie,
David Williams
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.66
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cardiology , post hoc analysis , multivariate analysis , physical therapy , pulse pressure , arterial stiffness , observational study , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
Simple, noninvasive measures of arterial disease may help to predict outcome after stroke. This observational study examined the relationship between measures of arterial function obtained from pulse wave analysis (PWA), stroke type, and in-hospital outcome after ischemic stroke.
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