Pulse wave reflection and arterial inefficiency Conference Paper

abstract

• Pulse waves travel from the heart and are reflected back from several distal sites. These reflected waves influence the pressure-flow relationship in the aorta and thus the stroke work (SW) needed to pump a given stroke volume (SV). In this study, we quantitatively examine the relationship of pulse wave reflections to the ratio SW/SV. Whereas most investigators have focused upon the effect of changing the magnitude of the reflected waves, this study includes analysis of both magnitude and phase. It is shown that increasing the magnitude of the reflected waves could either increase or decrease the ratio SW/SV depending upon the phase of the reflected waves.

name of conference

• Proceedings of 17th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

authors

• Quick, Christopher

published proceedings

• Proceedings of 17th International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

author list (cited authors)

• Quick, C. M., O'Hara, D. A., & Noordergraaf, A.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Quick, CM||O'Hara, DA||Noordergraaf, A

publication date

• January 1995

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings  Journal

keywords

• Stroke

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/iembs.1995.575018

start page

• 97-98 vol.1

end page

• 98

volume

• 1

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iembs.1995.575018