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A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Verônica de Fátima Souza Lima
, Rafael Yokoyama Fecchio
, Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte
, Marilia de Almeida Correia
, Hélcio Kanegusuku
, [...]
Verônica de Fátima Souza Lima
, Rafael Yokoyama Fecchio
, Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte
, Marilia de Almeida Correia
, Hélcio Kanegusuku
, [...]
Abstract To assess the intrarater reliability and agreement of blood pressure (BP), arterial stiffness, and heart rate variability (HRV) assessments in patients with Parkinson`s disease (PD). Twenty patients with PD visited the laboratory three times, during which brachial and central BP (auscultatory and applanation tonometry, respectively), arterial stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and augmentation index), and HRV assessments were performed at rest. Brachial and central systolic BP presented greater values on visit 1 when compared to visits 2 and 3 […]
Keywords: Blood Pressure; Heart Rate; Parkinson Disease; Vascular Stiffness