Open AccessWave Reflections, Arterial Stiffness, and Orthostatic Hypotension
Author(s) -
ShihHsien Sung,
Zu-Yin Chen,
Tzu-Wei Tseng,
Dai-Yin Lu,
WenChung Yu,
HaoMin Cheng,
Chen-Huan Chen
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hpu063
Subject(s) - orthostatic vital signs , supine position , medicine , pulse wave velocity , blood pressure , arterial stiffness , cardiology , pulse pressure , hemodynamics
The effect of wave reflections on blood pressure change associated with posture remains unclear. We therefore applied a wave separation technique to investigate the relations of the backward pressure wave amplitude with orthostatic pressure changes and orthostatic hypotension (OH).
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