Obtaining pulse pressure non-invasively from applanation tonometry requires the calibration
of pressure waveform with brachial systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In the literature …

Objectives Pulse pressure is not constant throughout the arterial tree. Use of pulse pressure
at one arterial site as surrogate for pulse pressure at another arterial site may be erroneous …

The arterial pulse has historically been an essential source of information in the clinical
assessment of health. With current sphygmomanometric and oscillometric devices, only the …

Objective To validate a new, small portable tonometer (PulsePen) that is able to assess
carotid artery pressure and to measure pulse wave velocity (PWV) non-invasively. Its …

Proper non-invasive assessment of carotid artery pressure ideally uses waveforms recorded
at two anatomical locations: the brachial and the carotid artery. Calibrated diameter …

Several clinical epidemiological studies have suggested the relevance of the assessment of
central blood pressure by means of noninvasive methods for a better evaluation of …

Objective: Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is usually calculated by adding one-third of pulse
pressure (PP) to DBP. This formula assumes that the average value of pulse waveform is …

Pulse wave analysis is a pivotal tool to estimate central haemodynamic parameters.
Available commercial devices use applanation tonometry and have been validated against …

Background Non-invasive assessment of arterial pressure wave forms using applanation
tonometry of the radial or carotid arteries can be technically challenging and has not found …

The study of the pulse using the technique of applanation tonometry is undergoing a
resurgence with the development of new computerized equipment. We aim here to present a …