Contour analysis of the photoplethysmographic pulse measured at the finger

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1449-1456

  Millasseau, Sandrine C ^a   Ritter, James M ^a   Takazawa, Kenji ^b   Chowienczyk, Philip J ^a,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Photoplethysmography; Pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY TONE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FINGER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 33746750929     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000239277.05068.87     Document Type: Review

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