Title :
Aortic compliance indices in the assessment of hypertension
Author :
Iantorno, S. ; Li, J.K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Changes in compliance has been used to diagnose cardiovascular diseases. Their use for the evaluation of different types of hypertension, however, has been limited. The authors examine this aspect. Results indicate the mean decrease in compliance is more pronounced in systolic hypertensives than either the diastolic hypertensives or the systolic/diastolic hypertensives
Keywords :
biomechanics; elasticity; aortic compliance indices; cardiovascular diseases diagnosis; diastolic hypertensives; systolic hypertensives; Biomedical engineering; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Heart rate; Hypertension; Immune system; Laboratories; Mercury (metals); Senior citizens;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 Fourteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Durham, NH
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1988.19389
