Table 1.
Commonly used indices of local or cross-sectional arterial stiffness
D: diastolic diameter, ΔD: difference in systolic and diastolic diameter, ln: natural logarithm, ΔP: pressure, Pd: diastolic blood pressure, Ps: systolic blood pressure
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