Biochemical
and Bioimaging Endpoints in Cardiocerebrovascular Diagnosis,
Prevention, Therapy and Drug Development
GLOSSARY
To
facilitate the dialogue among the multidisciplinary scientists,
definition of the acronyms and of more specialized terms have been
reported.
Every amendment is welcome.
By: Andrea P. Peracino
Stefano Bellosta
Nicola Ferri
Riccardo Roggeri
The force or pressure exerted by the heart in pumping blood; the pressure of blood in the arteries. adj: Diastolic pressure, The pressure of blood inside arteries when the heart is at rest. Systolic pressure: The pressure of blood inside arteries when the heart contracts.
