Heart and Vessels

, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp 113–122 | Cite as

Pulse wave mechanics revisited: Relevance to therapy of cardiovascular disease with calcium antagonists

  • Michael F. O'Rourke
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Key words

Vascular impedance Wave reflection Pulse wave velocity Arterial stiffening 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Michael F. O'Rourke
    • 1
  1. 1.Medical Professorial Unit, St Vincent's HospitalUniversity of New South WalesSydneyAustralia

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