Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 34-40 , June 2010

ARTERY Society guidelines for validation of non-invasive haemodynamic measurement devices: Part 1, arterial pulse wave velocity

  • Ian B. Wilkinson

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB20QQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1223336806.
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  • Carmel M. McEniery

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, CB20QQ, UK
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  • Giuseppe Schillaci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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  • Pierre Boutouyrie

      Affiliations

    • Université Paris Descartes; INSERM, UMR970, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Départent of Pharmacologie, Paris, France
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  • Patrick Segers

      Affiliations

    • IbiTech_bioMMeda, Gent University, Gent, Belgium
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  • Anne Donald

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, UK
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  • Philip J. Chowienczyk

      Affiliations

    • King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, UK
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  • On behalf of the ARTERY Society

Received 24 December 2009 ,Revised 26 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2010.03.001

Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 34-40 , June 2010