CONSOLE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN A BLOOD VESSEL

A console for measuring pulse wave velocity of pressure waves in a blood vessel comprises a first input unit (57) arranged to receive first signals carrying information on temporal changes in blood pressure difference between two nearby locations in the blood vessel, a second input unit (59) arrange...

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Hauptverfasser: MUELLER, Manfred, SIO, Charles Frederik, VAN DER HORST, Arjen
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A console for measuring pulse wave velocity of pressure waves in a blood vessel comprises a first input unit (57) arranged to receive first signals carrying information on temporal changes in blood pressure difference between two nearby locations in the blood vessel, a second input unit (59) arranged to receive second signals carrying information on pressure wave shape of pressure waves in the blood vessel, and an evaluation unit (70) configured to evaluate the first and second signals and to determine pulse wave velocity based on the temporal changes in blood pressure difference and pressure wave shape. A system for measuring pulse wave velocity of pressure waves in a blood vessel which has such a console has an interferometric sensor (12) for sensing temporal changes in blood pressure difference and a pressure wave shape sensor (62) for sensing pressure wave shape.