Central-to-peripheral diastolic blood pressure attenuation in healthy adolescents and the effects of heart rate. The Maciste Study

Background: Heart rate (HR) is directly associated to central-to-peripheral pulse wave amplification. We aimed at evaluating the associations between heart rate and each BP component in a cohort of healthy adolescents.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giacomo Pucci, Francesca Battista, Leandro Sanesi, Sara Alessio, Giuseppe Schillaci Source Type: research