Title :
Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity among stroke survivors: a pilot study
Author :
Fernando, Shakith ; Reisman, Sorel ; Daum, M.
Author_Institution :
Bioeng. Program, New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ
Abstract :
Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity index (BRSI) derived from phase IV of the Valsalva manoeuvre is used to evaluate heart functioning in stroke survivors. Ten subjects (five normal controls and five stroke survivors) are analyzed and compared. The comparison shows that stroke patients have a lower BRSI value than normal subjects and the values fall into the range characterized as clinically depressed
Keywords :
cardiology; haemodynamics; mechanoception; Valsalva manoeuvre phase IV; baroreceptor reflex sensitivity; blood pressure; clinically depressed values; heart functioning evaluation; heart rate; normal controls; stroke survivors; Baroreflex; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrest; Electrocardiography; Heart beat; Heart rate; Hospitals; Phase measurement; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1994., Proceedings of the 1994 20th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Springfield, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1930-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1994.305183
