Blood pressure measurements can be obtained in the clinical setting by a variety of
methods, direct and indirect, but with varying results. Disparities between direct and indirect …

Background The Sphygmocor system purports to be able to assess ascending aortic blood
pressure using a transfer function. It has been shown to be accurate when data obtained …

Direct and indirect determinations of blood pressure have been recorded in 70 human
subjects. Statistical analysis of the results is presented. A frequent discrepancy between …

The ubiquitous brachial cuff method gained widespread clinical acceptance for blood
pressure recording after confirmation of its prognostic value in 1917. This method displaced …

Abstract Analysis of the contour of the peripheral pulse to assess arterial properties was first
described in the nineteenth century. With the recognition of the importance of arterial …

Abstract In the European Society of Cardiology–European Society of Hypertension
guidelines of the year 2007, the consequences of arterial stiffness and wave reflection on …

The finger blood pressure monitor measures blood pressure continuously and noninvasively
by means of a technique described by J. Peňaz. The size of the artery is measured when its …

The plethysmanometer described follows the principle of the relaxed wall of the vessel. Here
the pressure is adjusted in a finger cuff and by means of a pneumatic regulation is varied in …

A review is presented of the field of arterial tonometry and of the problems involved with its
application. A second generation model is developed which interprets most of the difficulties …

Current noninvasive techniques for assessing central aortic pressure require the recording
of an arterial pressure wave using a high-fidelity applanation tonometer. We therefore …