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Wave reflections and the pathophysiology of hypertension

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The Arterial System in Hypertension

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 144))

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Cardiovascular research pioneers recognized the changes that occur in the arterial pulse wave as it travels from the heart to the periphery. In 1928 Dr. Carl Wiggers wrote: In its passage to the periphery, this fundamental wave is altered in contour in several ways, viz: (a) by the depression of waves through friction and damping, (b) by the introduction of natural or free vibrations in different regions of the arterial system, (c) by the amplification or annihilation of centrifugal by reflected waves having the same or opposite phases respectively, and (d) by the transmission of vibrations and waves through the arterial system at differing velocities [1].

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  1. Broussais-Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France

    Michel E. Safar (Professor of Therapeutics) (Professor of Therapeutics)

  2. University of New South Wales, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Michael F. O’Rourke (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

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Latham, R.D., Slife, D.M. (1993). Wave reflections and the pathophysiology of hypertension. In: Safar, M.E., O’Rourke, M.F. (eds) The Arterial System in Hypertension. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 144. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0900-0_4

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