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A METHOD FOR INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE HORSE
Author(s) -
GAY C. C.,
MCCARTHY M.,
REYNOLDS W. T.,
CARTER J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb00157.x
Subject(s) - medicine , veterinary medicine , library science , computer science
A method using the Doppler ultrasound principle for indirect determination of arterial blood pressure in the horse is described. The method is simple and suitable for field situations. Validation studies show that systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements bear a close relationship to true values obtained by direct measurement.