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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2019

The impact of upper-limb position on estimated central blood pressure waveforms.

Lee Stoner, Keeron Stone, Gabriel Zieff, EriK D Hanson, Daniel Credeur, James Faulkner, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Simon Fryer

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Article in Journal of human hypertension, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lee StonerDepartment of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA. dr.l.stoner@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0682-2270
Keeron StoneSchool of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK.
Gabriel ZieffDepartment of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
EriK D HansonDepartment of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Daniel CredeurSchool of Kinesiology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
James FaulknerDepartment of Sport & Exercise, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK.
Anna Kucharska-NewtonDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Simon FryerSchool of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Gloucestershire · GBUniversity of Southern Mississippi · USUniversity of Winchester · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulse wave analysis (PWA) utilizes arm blood pressure (BP) waveforms to estimate aortic waveforms. The accuracy of central BP waveform estimation may be influenced by assessment site local haemodynamics. This study investigated whether local haemodynamic changes, induced via arm tilting ±30° relative to heart level, affect estimated central systolic BP (cSBP) and arterial wave reflection (central augmentation index, cAIx; aortic backward pressure wave, Pb). In 20 healthy adults (26.7 years [SD 5.2], 10 F) brachial BP waveforms were simultaneously recorded on experimental and control arms. The experimental arm was randomly repositioned three times (heart level, -30° heart level, +30° heart level), while the control arm remained fixed at heart level. For the experimental arm, arm repositioning resulted in a large (partial eta-squared > 0.14) effect size (ES) change in SBP (ES = 0.75, P < 0.001), cSBP (ES = 0.81, P < 0.001), and cAIx (ES = 0.75, P = 0.002), but not Pb (ES = 0.06, P = 0.38). In the control arm, cAIx (ES = 0.22, P = 0.013) but not SBP or cSBP significantly changed. Change in experimental arm cSBP was partially explained by brachial systolic blood velocity (P = 0.026) and mean diameter (P = 0.012), while change in cAIx was associated with brachial retrograde blood velocity (P = 0.020) and beta stiffness (P = 0.038). In conclusion, manipulation of assessment site local haemodynamics, including the blood velocity profile and local arterial stiffness, had a large effect on estimated cSBP and cAIx, but not on Pb. These findings do not invalidate PWA devices but do suggest that the accuracy of the estimated aortic pressure waveform is dependent on stable peripheral haemodynamics.

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AdultBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureFemaleHumansMalePosturePulse Wave AnalysisSystoleUpper ExtremityYoung Adult

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