Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 51-59, May 2008

Waves in arteries: A review of wave intensity analysis in the systemic and coronary circulations

  • Alun D. Hughes

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Clinical Pharmacology, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College London, South Wharf Road, London, W2 1NY, UK. Tel.: +44 0 207 886 6562; fax: +44 0 207 886 6145.
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  • Kim H. Parker
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  • Justin E. Davies

International Centre for Circulatory Health, NHLI Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Paddington, London W2 1LA, UK

Received 22 September 2007; received in revised form 11 February 2008; accepted 11 February 2008. published online 03 April 2008.

Summary 

The intermittent ejection of blood by the ventricle results in pulsatile pressure and flow waveforms in the circulation. Understanding and characterizing this pulsatile behaviour is attracting increasing clinical interest, as it may have important implications for risk prediction and the mechanisms of action of therapeutic agents. This review focuses on the theory and use of wave intensity analysis to analyse pulsatile waveforms in the arterial circulation with particular reference to the coronary circulation.

Keywords: Waves, Pressure waveform, Hemodynamics, Circulation, Aorta, Coronary artery

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PII: S1872-9312(08)00005-7

doi:10.1016/j.artres.2008.02.002

Artery Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 51-59, May 2008

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