Age-related changes in the characteristics of the photoplethysmographic pulse shape at various body sites

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-307

  Allen, John ^a   Murray, Alan ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Arterial stiffness; Photoplethysmography; Pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

STIFFNESS;

AGE GROUPS; AGE-RELATED CHANGES; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; DICROTIC NOTCH; FINGERS AND TOES; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC; PULSE SHAPE CHARACTERISTIC; PULSE TIMING; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; PULSE-SHAPE;

PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0038439692     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/2/306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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