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Method for the measurement of post arteriolar pressure

  • US 6,997,877 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2002
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining the post arteriolar pressure in a patient, which method comprises the steps of:

  • (i) recording and storing the arterial blood pressure waveform of a patient from a blood pressure monitoring device over a period of time;

    (ii) determining the nominal or actual stroke volume associated with each arterial blood pressure waveform;

    (iii) obtaining the nominal or actual cardiac output from the data in step (ii); and

    (iv) plotting the regression line for the equation
    BP=R×

    Q+c


    whereBP is the blood pressure,R is the systemic vascular resistance,Q is the cardiac output, andc is the post arteriolar pressure, and(v) determining the value of the post arteriolar pressure from the regression line.

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