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Method for diagnosing, monitoring and treating hypertension

  • US 5,054,493 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1991
  • Issued: 10/08/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for diagnosing the hypertensive disease condition in a human patient comprising the steps of:

  • a) determining for said patient a measure of distal compliance of the patient'"'"'s vasculature;

    b) diagnosing said patient as having the hypertensive disease condition according to, at least in part, if said measured distal compliance is below a first predetermined diagnostic threshold; and

    c) diagnosing said patient as not having the hypertensive disease condition according to, at least in part, if said measured distal compliance is above a second predetermined diagnostic threshold.

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