An experimental measurement complex for probable estimation of arterial stiffness

Author

Pilt, Kristjan ; Meigas, Kalju ; Viigimaa, Margus ; Temitski, Kristina ; Kaik, J. ; Karai, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tallinn Univ. of Technol., Tallinn, Estonia

fYear

2010

fDate

Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010

Firstpage

194

Lastpage

197

Abstract

Current work is a part of long term research, which aim is to study the possibilities to diagnose the atherosclerosis in early stadium by using pulse wave velocity and its waveform analysis. The mobile experimental measurement complex is built and technically tested for the long term study in hospital. Measurement complex consists of ten physiological signal recording channels and reference devices: Sphygmocor, Arteriograph, Finapres. The measurements with this complex are planned to carry out during six month on patients with different severity of coronary disease and diabetes.

Keywords

biomechanics; blood vessels; diseases; electrocardiography; plethysmography; Arteriograph; ECG; Finapres; Sphygmocor; arterial stiffness; atherosclerosis; mobile experimental measurement complex; phonocardiography; physiological signal recording channels; plethysmographic method; pulse wave velocity measurements; reference devices; Arteries; Biomedical monitoring; Electrocardiography; Heart; Monitoring; Sensors; Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Elasticity; Electrocardiography; Humans; Phonocardiography; Photoplethysmography; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Buenos Aires

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4123-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627925

Filename

5627925