American Society of Hypertension position paper: Central blood pressure waveforms in health and disease

Raymond R. Townsend, Clive Rosendorff, Wilmer W. Nichols, David G. Edwards, Julio A. Chirinos, Bo Fernhall, William C. Cushman

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Abstract

A number of devices are available which noninvasively estimate central aortic blood pressure using a variety of approaches such as tonometry or oscillometry. In this position paper, we discuss how the central pressure waveform is generated and measured, how central pressure waveforms appear in health and disease, the predictive value of central blood pressure measurements, the effects of interventions on waveforms, and areas of future need in this field of clinical and research endeavor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-33
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Augmentation index
  • central arterial pressure
  • pulse pressure augmentation
  • pulse wave analysis

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