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<p>The leading cause of health loss and deaths worldwide are cardiovascular diseases. A predictor of cardiovascular diseases and events is the arterial stiffness. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) can be used to estimate arterial stiffness non-invasively. The tonometer is considered as the gold standard for measuring PWV. This approach requires manual probe fixation above the artery and depends on the skills of the operator. Electrical impedance plethysmography (IPG) is an interesting alternative using skin surface sensing electrodes, that is miniaturizable, cost-effective and allows measurement of deeper arteries. The aim of this pilot study was to explore if IPG can be a suitable technique to measure pulse wave velocity in legs as an alternative for the tonometer technique. The PWV was estimated by differences in the ECG-gated pulse arrival times (PAT) at the <italic>a. femoralis, a. popliteal, a. tibialis dorsalis</italic> and <italic>a. dorsalis pedis</italic> in nine healthy young adults using IPG and the SphygmoCor tonometer as a reference. The estimated PWV results from bioimpedance and the tonometer were fairly in agreement, and the beat-to-beat variability in PAT was similar. This pilot study indicates that the use of IPG may be a good alternative for estimating PWV in the legs.</p></abstract>

The leading cause of health loss and deaths worldwide are cardiovascular diseases. A predictor of cardiovascular diseases and events is the arterial stiffness. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) can be used to estimate arterial stiffness non-invasively. The tonometer is considered as the gold standard for measuring PWV. This approach requires manual probe fixation above the artery and depends on the skills of the operator. Electrical impedance plethysmography (IPG) is an interesting alternative using skin surface sensing electrodes, that is miniaturizable, cost-effective and allows measurement of deeper arteries. The aim of this pilot study was to explore if IPG can be a suitable technique to measure pulse wave velocity in legs as an alternative for the tonometer technique. The PWV was estimated by differences in the ECG-gated pulse arrival times (PAT) at the a. femoralis, a. popliteal, a. tibialis dorsalis and a. dorsalis pedis in nine healthy young adults using IPG and the SphygmoCor tonometer as a reference. The estimated PWV results from bioimpedance and the tonometer were fairly in agreement, and the beat-to-beat variability in PAT was similar. This pilot study indicates that the use of IPG may be a good alternative for estimating PWV in the legs.

Electrical impedance plethysmography versus tonometry to measure the pulse wave velocity in peripheral arteries in young healthy volunteers: a pilot study

Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance

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The leading cause of health loss and deaths worldwide are cardiovascular diseases. A predictor of cardiovascular diseases and events is the arterial stiffness....

Electrical impedance plethysmography versus tonometry to measure the pulse wave velocity in peripheral arteries in young healthy volunteers: a pilot study

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 169 - 177

Received: Nov 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joeb-2021-0020

Keywords
electrical impedance plethysmography (IPG), pulse wave velocity (PWV), bioimpedance, tonometry, peripheral arteries

© 2021 A. I. P. Wiegerinck, A. Thomsen, J. Hisdal, H. Kalvøy, C. Tronstad, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Electrical impedance plethysmography versus tonometry to measure the pulse wave velocity in peripheral arteries in young healthy volunteers: a pilot study

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 169 - 177

Received: Nov 30, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joeb-2021-0020

Keywordselectrical impedance plethysmography (IPG), pulse wave velocity (PWV), bioimpedance, tonometry, peripheral arteries

© 2021 A. I. P. Wiegerinck, A. Thomsen, J. Hisdal, H. Kalvøy, C. Tronstad, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
electrical impedance plethysmography (IPG), pulse wave velocity (PWV), bioimpedance, tonometry, peripheral arteries