Method and apparatus for monitoring the cardiovascular condition, particularly the degree of arteriosclerosis in individuals
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1. A method of monitoring the cardiovascular condition of an individual to determine the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual, comprising:
- detecting an ECG signal of the individual'"'"'s heart;
detecting a blood front wave in a peripheral artery of the individual;
measuring the time lag between the start of said detected blood front wave and the peak of the R-wave in the ECG signal;
examining the shape of said blood front wave by analyzing its power spectral density to determine the ratio of the high-frequency power component SHF to the low frequency power components (SLS);
and comparing said shape of the blood front wave with a reference corresponding to the shape of the blood front wave in a healthy person to provide, from the measured time lag and the comparison of said shapes, an indication of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual.
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A method and apparatus for monitoring the presence of arteriosclerosis in an individual includes detecting an ECG signal of the individual'"'"'s heart, detecting a blood front wave in a peripheral artery of the individual, and measuring the time lag between a predetermined reference point of the detected blood front wave and a predetermined reference point in the ECG signal to provide an indication of the cardiovascular condition of the individual, particularly arteriosclerosis or arterial obstruction.
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1. A method of monitoring the cardiovascular condition of an individual to determine the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual, comprising:
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detecting an ECG signal of the individual'"'"'s heart;
detecting a blood front wave in a peripheral artery of the individual;
measuring the time lag between the start of said detected blood front wave and the peak of the R-wave in the ECG signal;
examining the shape of said blood front wave by analyzing its power spectral density to determine the ratio of the high-frequency power component SHF to the low frequency power components (SLS);
and comparing said shape of the blood front wave with a reference corresponding to the shape of the blood front wave in a healthy person to provide, from the measured time lag and the comparison of said shapes, an indication of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of detecting arteriosclerosis in an individual comprising:
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detecting the blood front wave in a peripheral artery of the individual;
examining the shape of the blood front wave by analyzing its power spectral density to determine the ratio of the high-frequency power component (SHF) to the low frequency power component (SLF);
and comparing its shape with a reference corresponding to the shape of the blood front wave in a healthy person to provide an indication of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. Apparatus for detecting arteriosclerosis in an individual comprising:
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a probe attachable to an external body part of an individual supplied by a peripheral artery;
and a display system for displaying the blood front wave to enable its shape to be examined and compared with a reference corresponding to the shape of the blood front wave in a healthy person, to provide an indication of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual; and
a special density analyzer for determining and displaying the ratio of the high frequency power component (SHF) to the low frequency power component (SLF) of the blood front wave. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of monitoring the cardiovascular condition of an individual to determine the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual, comprising:
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detecting an ECG signal of the individual'"'"'s heart;
detecting a blood front wave in each of at least two different peripheral arteries supplying blood to different body parts of the individual; and
measuring the time lag between the start of each of said detected blood front waves with respect to each other and with respect to the peak in the R-wave in the ECG signal, to provide an indication of the existence of arteriosclerosis or an arterial obstruction in at least one of said body parts, and the location thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of monitoring the cardiovascular condition of an individual, comprising:
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detecting a first blood front wave in a body part of the individual supplied by a peripheral artery;
detecting a second blood front wave in another body part of the individual supplied by a different peripheral artery;
measuring the time lag between predetermined reference points of said first and second blood front waves, measuring the power spectral density of at least one of said blood front waves to determine the ratio of the high-frequency power component (SHF) to the low-frequency power component (SLF);
and utilizing said measured time lag and power spectral density to provide an indication of the cardiovascular condition of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for monitoring the cardiovascular condition of an individual to determine the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual, comprising:
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an ECG detector for detecting the ECG signal of the individual'"'"'s heart, including the R-wave thereof;
two probes constructed and dimensioned so as to be attachable to two different body parts of the individual supplied by different peripheral arteries for detecting the blood front wave in each of the two body parts of the individual;
and a measuring system for measuring the time lag between a predetermined reference point of each blood front wave and the predetermined reference point of the ECG signal such as to provide an indication of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the individual. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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