The ventricle's prominent role in pressure amplification; an incremental experimental study
Despite central pressure's predictive power of cardiovascular risk, brachial pressure is the clinical standard. However, amplified brachial systolic pressure varies significantly with age, and during therapy. Our aim was to modulate individual arterial and ventricular parameters in an experimental model of the cardiovascular system, to quantify each parameter's contribution to arterial pressure and its amplification.
Source: Artery Research - Category: Cardiology Authors: Nicholas Gaddum, Jordi Alastruey, Tobias Schaeffter, Phil Chowienczyk Source Type: research