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The velocity of the arterial pulse wave: a viscous-fluid shock wave in an elastic tube

BACKGROUND: The arterial pulse is a viscous-fluid shock wave that is initiated by blood ejected from the heart. This wave travels away from the heart at a speed termed the pulse wave velocity (PWV). The PWV increases during the course of a number of diseases, and this increase is often attributed to...

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Autor principal: Painter, Page R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18664288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4682-5-15