Quantifying heart and arterial contributions to central blood pressure in systole

Background: A recent study has shown that the central pressure waveform could be determined by a very small set of parameters accounting for the physical properties of the heart and the arteries [1]. Particularly, main pressure features like first systolic shoulder (P1) and systolic (P2) pressures were estimated accurately.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuel Vennin, Ye Li, Marie Willemet, Henry Fok, Brian Clapp, Jordi Alastruey, Phil Chowienczyk Source Type: research