Title :
Pulse Pressure Contour Method Testing Via Hybrid Computer Simulation
Author :
Gall, Donald A. ; Paul, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz. 85013.
Abstract :
A variety of methods have been proposed for determining cardiac output from the shape of the central pulse pressure contour. Each of these methods uses a calibrated constant of proportionality to relate the stroke volume to the specific function of the pulse pressure contour.
Keywords :
Biomedical monitoring; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system; Computer simulation; Heart rate; Humans; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; System testing; Time varying systems; Blood Pressure; Cardiac Output; Cardiovascular Physiology; Computers; Computers, Analog; Computers, Hybrid; Heart Rate; Humans; Models, Biological; Pulse; Vascular Resistance;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1974.324410
