Differential effect of heart rate on pulse wave velocity measurement between subjects with normal and abnormal arterial stiffness but with similar blood pressure levels

• Theodore G. Papaioannou,
• Evangelos Oikonomou,
• George Lazaros,
• Georgia Vogiatzi,
• Panagiotis Theofilis,
• Sotiris Tsalamandris,
• Christos Chasikidis,
• Vasiliki-Xara Mystakidi,
• Savvas Mazaris,
• Maria Anastasiou,
• Evgenia Bourouki,
• Margenti Papakonstantinou,
• Dimitrios Tousoulis

Affiliations

Theodore G. Papaioannou

Corresponding author. Theodore Papaioannou, Biomedical Engineering Unit, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, 114 Vas. Sophias ave., Athens 115 27, Greece. Tel: +30 213 2088286.; First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Evangelos Oikonomou

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

George Lazaros

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Georgia Vogiatzi

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Panagiotis Theofilis

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Sotiris Tsalamandris

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Christos Chasikidis

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Vasiliki-Xara Mystakidi

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Savvas Mazaris

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Maria Anastasiou

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Evgenia Bourouki

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Margenti Papakonstantinou

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Dimitrios Tousoulis

First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece