Implications of Changing the Asymptotic Diastolic Pressure in the Reservoir-wave Model on Wave Intensity Parameters: A Parametric Study
Present address: Centre for Genomics and Child Health, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- 10.2991/artres.k.200603.003How to use a DOI?
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- Variation; P∞; wave intensity
- Abstract
Hybrid reservoir-wave models assume that the measured arterial pressure can be separated into two additive components, reservoir/windkessel and excess/wave pressure waveforms. Therefore, the effect of the reservoir volume should be excluded to properly quantify the effects of forward/backward-travelling waves on blood pressure. However, there is no consensus on the value of the asymptotic diastolic pressure decay (P∞) which is required for the calculation of the reservoir pressure. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of varying the value of P∞ on the calculation of reservoir and excess components of the measured pressure and velocity waveforms.
Common carotid pressure and flow velocity were measured using appalanation tonometery and Doppler ultrasound, respectively, in 1037 healthy humans aged 35–55 years; a subset of the Asklepios population. Wave speed was determined using the PU-loop (Pressure-Velocity Loop) method, and used to separate the reservoir and wave pressures. Wave intensity analysis was performed and its parameters have been analysed with varying P∞ between −75% to +75% of its initial calculated value.
The underestimation (up to −75%) of P∞ (with respect to a reference value of 48.6 ± 21 mmHg) did not result in any substantial change in either hemodynamic or wave intensity parameters, whereas its overestimation (from +25% to +100%) brought unrealistic increases of the studied parameters and large standard deviations. Nevertheless, reservoir pressure features and wave speed seemed insensitive to changes in P∞.
We conclude that underestimation and overestimation of P∞ produce different hemodynamic effects; no change and substantially unrealistic change, respectively on wave intensity parameters. The reservoir pressure features and wave speed are independent of changes in P∞, and could be considered more reliable diagnostic indicators than other hemodynamic parameters, which are affected by changes in P∞.
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TY - JOUR AU - N. Pomella AU - E.R. Rietzschel AU - P. Segers AU - Ashraf W. Khir PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/15 TI - Implications of Changing the Asymptotic Diastolic Pressure in the Reservoir-wave Model on Wave Intensity Parameters: A Parametric Study JO - Artery Research SP - 228 EP - 235 VL - 26 IS - 4 SN - 1876-4401 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.200603.003 DO - 10.2991/artres.k.200603.003 ID - Pomella2020 ER -