AORTIC REFLECTION MAGNITUDE SUGGESTS A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH BODY MASS INDEX THAN OBTAINED IN OTHER CONVENTIONAL BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS, IN A GROUP OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS.
The reflected wave, Pb evaluated independent of the Pf, as RM, of the aortic pulsatile pressures, correlates better than other components with BMI in a group of hypertensive patients.
Authors
- Keneilwe N. Mmopi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7433-1708)
- B Shuaibu
- Frank Mojiminiyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-9452)
- A J Bamaiyi
- Abubakar Roko
- E A Morolohun
Institutions
- University of Botswana (BW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-10
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00