Blood Pressure
New findings from Princess Alexandra Hospital, Department of Medicine in the area of blood pressure described
Published in Hospital Business Week, November 9th, 2008
New research, 'Pulse wave analysis is a reproducible technique for measuring central blood pressure during hemodynamic perturbations induced by exercise,' is the subject of a report. "Central blood pressure (BP) and markers of wave reflection (augmentation index; AIx) measured by radial tonometry have prognostic value independent from brachial BP. The measurement of the central waveform is increasingly used during altered hemodynamics, including exercise, but reliability of the test has not been reported under changed loading conditions," investigators in Brisbane, Australia report.
"This study aimed to test the technique's reproducibility during major hemodynamic...
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