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The character of the arterial pulse as palpated by the physician at the bedside, and laboratory counterpart measurements, such as pulse or pressure recordings, historically have been a critical part of the clinical evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease. A fine review of the history of the nomenclature and interpretation of the arterial pulse, based on extensive studies of hemodynamics, has recently been provided by O’Rourke (1982).
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Murgo, J.P., Westerhof, N. (1987). Arterial Reflections and Pressure Waveforms in Humans. In: Yin, F.C.P. (eds) Ventricular/Vascular Coupling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8634-6_6
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