Title :
Influence of tilt load on pulse wave velocity in the lower limbs
Author :
Plesinger, Filip ; Matejkova, Magdalena ; Halamek, J. ; Jurak, P. ; Viscor, Ivo ; Vondra, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Sci. Instrum., Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Pulse wave velocity is a marker of the state of health of the arterial system. We have developed a device (hardware unit and software) for concurrent determination of pulse-wave velocity in several parts of body (up to 18). Using this device we measured the change of pulse-wave velocity in the lower limbs when the subject is exposed to a specific load - “Head-up Tilt Test”.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood vessels; electrocardiography; ECG; arterial system; head-up tilt testing; lower limbs; pulse wave velocity; state of health; tilt load influence; Bioimpedance; Delays; Electrocardiography; Impedance; Pulse measurements; Software; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Cardiovascular Oscillations (ESGCO), 2014 8th Conference of the European Study Group on
Conference_Location :
Trento
DOI :
10.1109/ESGCO.2014.6847527
