Determinants of the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram and brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity: The Ohasama study
Author(s) -
Junichiro Hashimoto,
Daisuke Watabe,
Akira Kimura,
Hidenori Takahashi,
Takayoshi Ohkubo,
Kazuhito Totsune,
Yasuo Imai
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.11.009
Subject(s) - medicine , photoplethysmogram , pulse wave velocity , ankle , pulse wave analysis , cardiology , wave velocity , pulse (music) , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , surgery , optics , telecommunications , wireless , physics , detector , computer science , shear (geology) , petrology , geology
We examined different characteristics of the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram (SDPTG) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (BAPWV) for assessing arterial function in a large general population, along with the alteration of SDPTG in hypertension.
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