title: Dissociation between central augmentation index and carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity: when and why?
authors.affiliation: Diagnosis Center, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Descartes University, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Athanase D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Protogerou
authors.forename: Michel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Safar
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004548:Elasticity; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index