Phenomena and Processes

Arterial Pressure

The blood pressure in the ARTERIES. It is commonly measured with a SPHYGMOMANOMETER on the upper arm which represents the arterial pressure in the BRACHIAL ARTERY.

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Abstract

The blood pressure in the ARTERIES. It is commonly measured with a SPHYGMOMANOMETER on the upper arm which represents the arterial pressure in the BRACHIAL ARTERY.

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  • Arterial Blood Pressure
  • Arterial Tension
  • Blood Pressure, Arterial
  • Arterial Blood Pressures
  • Arterial Pressures
  • Arterial Tensions
  • Blood Pressures, Arterial
  • Pressure, Arterial
  • Pressure, Arterial Blood
  • Pressures, Arterial
  • Pressures, Arterial Blood
  • Tension, Arterial
  • Tensions, Arterial
  • Aortic Blood Pressure
  • Aortic Pressure
  • Aortic Pulse Pressure
  • Aortic Tension
  • Blood Pressure, Aortic
  • Mean Aortic Pressure
  • Mean Arterial Pressure
  • Aortic Blood Pressures
  • Aortic Pressure, Mean
  • Aortic Pressures
  • Aortic Pressures, Mean
  • Aortic Pulse Pressures
  • Aortic Tensions
  • Arterial Pressure, Mean
  • Arterial Pressures, Mean
  • Blood Pressures, Aortic
  • Mean Aortic Pressures
  • Mean Arterial Pressures
  • Pressure, Aortic
  • Pressure, Aortic Blood
  • Pressure, Aortic Pulse
  • Pressure, Mean Aortic
  • Pressure, Mean Arterial
  • Pressures, Aortic
  • Pressures, Aortic Blood
  • Pressures, Aortic Pulse
  • Pressures, Mean Aortic
  • Pressures, Mean Arterial
  • Pulse Pressure, Aortic
  • Pulse Pressures, Aortic
  • Tension, Aortic
  • Tensions, Aortic

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Blood Pressure (1963-2012)

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WG 108

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arterial Pressure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062186. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062186
  2. Arterial Pressure. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arterial_blood_pressure
  3. Arterial Pressure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9062560