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Brachial artery differential characteristic impedance: Contributions from changes in young's modulus and diameter.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19363653     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This examination of brachial artery (BA) differential characteristic impedance, DeltaZ (c), illustrates that changes in Z (c) can occur from changes in either BA wall stiffness (Young's modulus, E) and/or its diameter, D. Furthermore, we assessed how changes in both E and D combine in either an isolated, synergistic, or antagonistic manner to yield the net change in BA Z (c). The basis of this analysis is a partial differential equation which approximates DeltaZ (c) as a total differential. The effects on BA DeltaZ (c) of acetylcholine, atenolol, fenoldapine, nitroglycerin, hydrochlorothiazide and other medications are examined using data from previously published studies. Clinical situations which alter BA Z (c), such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, and hyperemia, are also analyzed. Results illustrate the usefulness of the present approach in differentiating how medications, hyperemia, and pathological conditions affect BA DeltaZ (c) by causing independent changes to E and/or D.
Authors:
Glen Atlas; John K-J Li
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-04-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiovascular engineering (Dordrecht, Netherlands)     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1573-6806     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiovasc Eng     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-27     Completed Date:  2009-08-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101132083     Medline TA:  Cardiovasc Eng     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  11-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, 07103, USA. atlasgm@umdnj.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology*
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Brachial Artery / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Computer Simulation
Elastic Modulus / physiology
Electric Impedance
Humans
Models, Cardiovascular*
Vascular Resistance / physiology

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