Second Derivative of the Finger Arterial Pressure Waveform: An Insight into Dynamics of the Peripheral Arterial Pressure Pulse

Title:

Second Derivative of the Finger Arterial Pressure Waveform: An Insight into Dynamics of the Peripheral Arterial Pressure Pulse

Creator:

Šimek, J., Wichterle, D., Melenovský, V., Malík, J., Svačina, Š., and Widimský, J.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:46bd053d-75fb-4c78-bc10-6fbfbff0cb84
uuid:46bd053d-75fb-4c78-bc10-6fbfbff0cb84

Subject:

Pulse wave analysis, Finapres, Second derivative, Essential hypertension, Aging, and Agumentation index

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

The study investigated second derivative of the finger arterial pressure waveform (SDFAP) in 120 healthy middle-aged subjects and in 24 subjects with essential hypertension. SDFAP consists of 5 sequential waves ‘a’-‘e’. Their normalized magnitudes (B/A, C/A, D/A, and E/A) were calculated. In multivariate regression analysis, B/A and C/A correlated only with age. D/A independently correlated with age, heart period, mean blood pressure (MBP), body height, and gender. E/A independently correlated with age and MBP. D/A and E/A were higher (0.42±0.16 vs. 0.33±0.14, p=0.05 and 0.63±0.15 vs. 0.45±0.14, p<0.001), while B/A and C/A were lower (1.04±0.16 vs. 1.20±0.17, p=0.002 and 0.09±0.15 vs. 0.26±0.20, p=0.001) in hypertensives compared to sex- and age-matched controls. After the adjustment for MBP, heart period, and body mass index (ANCOVA), independent discriminative power was preserved only for indices B/A and C/A (p = 0.001 and 0.021, respectively). Therefore, B/A and C/A provide additional information about simple clinical characteristics and might reflect the structural alteration of the arterial wall in hypertensive subjects.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

Physiological research | 2005 Volume:54 | Number:5

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CDK

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