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The continuous assessment of cerebrovascular reactivity: a validation of the method in healthy volunteers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10512269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, we investigated the moving correlation between slow waves in arterial blood pressure (ABP) and blood flow velocity (FV) at different levels of cerebrovascular vasodilation provoked by changing PETCO2. Fourteen healthy volunteers were examined. The FV in middle cerebral arteries, PETCO2, and ABP were recorded during normocapnia, hypercapnia, and hypocapnia. The moving correlation coefficients between ABP and mean FV (FVm) or systolic FV (FVs) during spontaneous fluctuations in ABP were calculated for 3-min epochs and averaged for each investigation, thus yielding the mean index (Mx) and systolic index (Sx). As a reference method, Aaslid's cuff tests were performed to obtain the rate of regulation (RoR). RoR, Mx, and Sx significantly depended on PETCO2 (analysis of variance, P < 0.00001). At high PETCO2, cerebrovascular reactivity was disturbed as reflected in RoR values of < 0.17/s for all volunteers and increased values of Mx (> 0.4 in 86% of volunteers) and Sx (> 0.2 in 79% of volunteers). Overall, there was a reasonably good correlation of both Mx and Sx with RoR (R2 = 0.65 and 0.58, respectively). IMPLICATIONS: Indices derived from the correlation between spontaneous fluctuations of blood flow velocity wave form and arterial blood pressure may be used for the noninvasive continuous monitoring of cerebrovascular reactivity.
Authors:
S K Piechnik; X Yang; M Czosnyka; P Smielewski; S H Fletcher; A L Jones; J D Pickard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anesthesia and analgesia     Volume:  89     ISSN:  0003-2999     ISO Abbreviation:  Anesth. Analg.     Publication Date:  1999 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-15     Completed Date:  1999-10-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1310650     Medline TA:  Anesth Analg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  944-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, Cambridge Medical Research Council's Centre for Brain Repair and Academic Neurosurgery Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, United Kingdom. S.K.Piechnik@iname.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
Blood Pressure / physiology
Carbon Dioxide / administration & dosage,  blood
Cerebral Arteries / physiology
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology*
Female
Humans
Hypercapnia / physiopathology
Hypocapnia / physiopathology
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Systole
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*
Vasodilation / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide

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