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    A Comparative Study in the Use of Brachial Photoplethysmography and the QRS Complex as Timing References in Determination of Pulse Transit Time


    Maguire, M. and Ward, Tomas E. and Markham, Charles and O'Shea, D. and Kevin, L. (2001) A Comparative Study in the Use of Brachial Photoplethysmography and the QRS Complex as Timing References in Determination of Pulse Transit Time. In: 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, October 25-28 2001, Turkey.

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    Abstract

    For more than a century, there has been interest in pulse wave velocity and pulse transit time as a possible metric for blood pressure and other cardiovascular parameters. The most common approach in noninvash:e measurement of these metries has been to measure the time delay between the QRS complex on the electrocardiograph and the detection of the finger photoplethysmograph. This paper introduces a new technique for measuring the brachial photoplethysmograph and argues that this forms a better timing reference than the QRS complex.

    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Keywords: Pulse wave velocity, pulse transit time, photoplethysmograph, blood pressure, arterial compliance, ECG.
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
    Item ID: 1363
    Depositing User: Dr Tomas Ward
    Date Deposited: 13 May 2009 11:04
    Refereed: Yes
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      Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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