Computer-aided assessment of vascular reactivity in subjects with essential hypertension

Madhu B. Chilukuri*, Takashi Susawa, Anne B. Yerby, Li Qun Zhang, Julia A. Zimmer, Rose M. Robertson, Jerry C. Collins

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Abstract

A computer-based system for acquiring and analyzing physiological signals (ECG, heart rate, systemic arterial pressure, and forearm volume) was developed. This system is used to assess the effect of dietary sodium and calcium manipulations on forearm blood flow and vascular resistance (derived from arterial pressure and forearm volume changes during brief venous occlusion) during response to autonomic stimuli (cold pressor, handgrip, mental stress, reactive hyperemia) and adrenegic agonists (isoproterenol and phenylephrine). Results from seven baseline studies prior to dietary change indicate that data acquisition is rapid and precise.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1989-1990
Number of pages2
JournalAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume11 pt 6
StatePublished - Dec 1 1989
EventImages of the Twenty-First Century - Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 2 - Seattle, WA, USA
Duration: Nov 9 1989Nov 12 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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