[Clinical value of central blood pressure]

Pierre Lantelme; Pierre-Yves Courand

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2011.01.030

[Clinical value of central blood pressure]

Presse Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;40(7-8):700-6. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.01.030. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

[Article in French]

Authors

Pierre Lantelme¹, Pierre-Yves Courand

Affiliation

¹ Service de cardiologie, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, université Lyon-1, Inserm ERI 22, 69008 Lyon, France. [email protected]

PMID: 21507596
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.01.030

Abstract

Central pressure is that observed at the level of the heart. Central pressure is characterized by a lower systolic and a similar diastolic pressure than brachial blood pressure. The additional prognostic value of central pressure over brachial pressure is not definitely ascertained. Treatments can exert differential effects on peripheral and central pressures.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / drug effects
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy
Hypertension / physiopathology
Prognosis