Open AccessParameters describing the pulse wave
Author(s) -
David Korpas,
Jan Hálek,
L Dolezal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
physiological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1802-9973
pISSN - 0862-8408
DOI - 10.33549/physiolres.931468
Subject(s) - pulse wave analysis , pulse wave velocity , pulse wave , pulse (music) , elasticity (physics) , time domain , arteriosclerosis , acoustics , medicine , physics , optics , cardiology , computer science , blood pressure , laser , detector , computer vision , thermodynamics
Pulse wave analysis permits non-invasive assessment of arterialelasticity indices. The contour varies in different parts of thecirculation. It depends on physiological or pathophysiologicalconditions of the organism. The pathological events likearteriosclerosis or diabetes have a primary effect to the arteryelasticity. Hypertension or some heart diseases also influence thepulse wave velocity and resulted in earlier wave reflections.There are several methods of pulse wave measurements basedon different principles and depending on the type of measuredpulse wave. The evaluation parameters can be assessed from thetime domain, derivations, velocity or frequency domain. The mainaim of this review article is to offer a recent overview of pulsewave measurement parameters and main results obtained. Theprinciples of pulse wave measurement and current experience inclinical practice are shortly discussed too.