Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 455-461 , November 2008

The effects of head-out-of-water immersion on arterial wave reflection in healthy adults

  • Jason M. Lazar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jason M. Lazar, MD, Director, Noninvasive Cardiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1199, Brooklyn, New York 11203. Tel: 718-221-5222; fax: 718-221-5220
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  • Marsha Morris

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Ghazanfar Qureshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Gregory Jean-Noel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Wilmer Nichols, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University Hospital of Florida HSC, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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  • Mohammed Rehan Qureshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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  • Louis Salciccioli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical, Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Received 18 March 2008 ,Accepted 30 April 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(08)00085-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.04.013

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Pages 455-461 , November 2008

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