Abstract
Studies of aortic dynamics have provided new information about the peripheral pulse. This brief review provides a summary of these findings and relates them to a number of clinical conditions.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Aorta, Thoracic / physiology
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Blood Flow Velocity
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Blood Pressure*
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Brachial Artery / physiology
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Cardiac Output*
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Dogs
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Heart Diseases / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Models, Cardiovascular*
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Pulse*
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Stroke Volume*
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Vascular Resistance