ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
The pre-ejection period is a highly stress dependent parameter of paramount importance for pulse-wave-velocity based applications.
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Abstract
Purpose: The pulse-wave-velocity, is used for indirect, cuff-less, continuous blood pressure estimation. It is commonly detected by measuring the time delay between a defined point in an ECG and the arrival of the peripheral pulse wave (e.g., oxygen saturation sensor). The period between electrical stimulation of the heart (ECG) and actual blood ejection from the heart is called the pre-ejection period (PEP). This study aims at characterizing the PEP under mental and physical stress with focus on its relations to other cardiovascular parameters such as heart rate and importance for blood pressure (BP) estimation. Methods: We measured the PEP in 71 young adults at rest, under mental (TSST) and physical stress (ergometer) Results: The PEP is highly dependent on mental and physical load. It is strongly correlated with indicators of sympathetic strain ( Conclusion: The PEP is a cardiovascular parameter with large interindividual variability at rest and subject-depended dynamic under load which is of great importance for ECG-based pulse-wave-velocity (PWV) determination. Considering its variability and large impact on the pulse arrival time, PEP is a crucial factor in PWV based BP estimation.
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