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Differences in mean arterial pressure of young and elderly people measured by oscilometry during inflation and deflation of the arm cuff

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Published/Copyright: March 4, 2016

Abstract

Systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important parameters of the cardiovascular system. An oscillometric NIBP monitor was specifically designed to measure oscillometric pulsations and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during inflation and deflation of the cuff. Nineteen healthy young (age 23.1±1.7 years; mean±SD) and 35 elderly (83.9±7.9 years; mean±SD) subjects were studied. Differential analysis of MAP during inflation and deflation show mean |ΔMAP|=2.9±2.6 mm Hg in the young group (mean±SD) and |ΔMAP|=6.3±5.2 mm Hg for seniors (mean±SD). There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in means of |ΔMAP| measured during cuff inflation and cuff deflation between both groups. In about 50% of elderly subjects |ΔMAP| was higher than 5 mm Hg. Potential clinical relevance of the method needs to be further evaluated.


Corresponding author: Vratislav Fabian, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The work has been supported by grant No. SGS11/153/OHK3/3T/13 of the Czech Technical University in Prague. Further support has been received from grant No. SGS12/143/OHK3/2T/13 of the Czech Technical University in Prague, from grant No. SGS14/191/OHK3/3T/13 of the Czech Technical University in Prague, from research program No. MSM 6840770012 of the Czech Technical University in Prague (sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic) and by European Regional Development Fund – Project FNUSA-ICRC (No. CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123).

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Received: 2015-2-22
Accepted: 2016-2-2
Published Online: 2016-3-4
Published in Print: 2016-12-1

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