Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine whether pulse-contour analysis could provide a measure of the differences in peripheral vascular state between patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and healthy persons. Vascular hemodynamic impedance parameters were determined from brachial artery pressure waveforms recorded in 14 patients with CHF, aged 20 to 55 years (mean 36 ± 12) and in 7 healthy control subjects, aged 22 to 55 years (mean 33 ± 12). Cardiac output, heart sounds and electrocardiogram were also monitored. Cardiac output was 32% lower (p < 0.01) and heart rate was 43% higher (p < 0.001) in the CHF group than in the control group. The mean arterial pressure did not differ between groups. Systemic vascular resistance was 47% higher (p < 0.05) and distal vascular compliance 73% lower (p < 0.001) in the CHF group than in control group. Proximal vascular compliance was unchanged. These studies suggest that distal compliance assessed from pulse-contour analysis is a more sensitive and specific index than systemic vascular resistance to the vascular changes in CHF.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-427 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The American Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1 1985 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:From the Division of Health Computer Sciences, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This work was supported in part by Grant HL 1787 1 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and by a grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association, Minnesota affiliate, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Manuscript received July 23, 1984; revised manuscript received October 24, 1984, accepted October 25, 1984.