Evaluation of arterial compliance in humans

被引:24
作者
Giannattasio, C
Failla, M
Mangoni, AA
Scandola, L
Fraschini, N
Mancia, G
机构
[1] OSPED SAN GERARDO,CHAIR INTERNAL MED,I-20052 MONZA,ITALY
[2] UNIV MILAN,CATTEDRA MED INTERNA 1,MILAN,ITALY
[3] CTR AUXOL ITALIANO PIANCAVALLO,MILAN,ITALY
关键词
arterial compliance; hypertension; remodelling; sympathetic nervous system;
D O I
10.3109/10641969609088968
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Compliance is a measure of the elastic properties of arterial vessels and is a function of blood pressure. In recent years new techniques have been developed which allow to measure arterial compliance non invasively and continuously over the range of existing blood pressure values. It has been thus possible to investigate the alterations of arterial compliance in a variety of diseases and to address the physiological factors involved in arterial compliance modulation. This article will focus on the new data available on these issues.
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页码:347 / 362
页数:16
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