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A number of reports concerning the voluntary control of blood pressure have appeared in recent years and many advances in the understanding of this phenomenon have been made (Shapiro, Schwartz, & Tursky, 1972; Schwartz, 1972; Brener, 1974). But a detailed examination of some aspects of this control is hampered by difficulties in monitoring blood pressure continuously and in producing a flexible feedback system. This paper describes experience with pulse wave velocity as a measure of blood pressure change and as a tool for investigating cardiovascular control.
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Steptoe, A. (1977). Blood Pressure Control with Pulse Wave Velocity Feedback: Methods of Analysis and Training. In: Beatty, J., Legewie, H. (eds) Biofeedback and Behavior. NATO Conference Series, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2526-0_23
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