Photoplethysmography and its application in clinical physiological measurement

J Allen - Physiological measurement, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a simple and low-cost optical technique that can be used to
detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. It is often used non …

Assessing hemodynamics from the photoplethysmogram to gain insights into vascular age: a review from VascAgeNet

PH Charlton, B Paliakaitė, K Pilt… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal is widely measured by clinical and consumer
devices, and it is emerging as a potential tool for assessing vascular age. The shape and …

Introducing contactless blood pressure assessment using a high speed video camera

IC Jeong, J Finkelstein - Journal of medical systems, 2016 - Springer
Recent studies demonstrated that blood pressure (BP) can be estimated using pulse transit
time (PTT). For PTT calculation, photoplethysmogram (PPG) is usually used to detect a time …

Arterial stiffness: clinical relevance, measurement and treatment

PK Hamilton, CJ Lockhart, CE Quinn… - Clinical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
Most traditional cardiovascular risk factors alter the structure and/or function of arteries. An
assessment of arterial wall integrity could therefore allow accurate prediction of …

Sensor and method for continuous health monitoring

AS Basu - US Patent 10,219,709, 2019 - Google Patents
An optical proximity sensor assembly includes an optical proximity sensor with an IR LED
emitting light having an infrared wavelength, an IR photo detector sensitive to the infrared …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of eccentrically biased versus conventional weight training in older adults

I Selva Raj, S Bird, BA Westfold… - Med. Sci. Sports …, 2012 - researchrepository.rmit.edu.au
Introduction: We compared the effects of eccentrically-biased (EB) and conventional (CONV)
resistance training on: muscle architecture, 1 repetition maximum (1RM), isometric strength …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-site photoplethysmographic and electrocardiographic system for arterial stiffness and cardiovascular status assessment

D Perpetuini, AM Chiarelli, L Maddiona, S Rinella… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
The development and validation of a system for multi-site photoplethysmography (PPG) and
electrocardiography (ECG) is presented. The system could acquire signals from 8 PPG …

Predicting arterial stiffness from single-channel photoplethysmography signal: a feature interaction-based approach

Y Chen, X Yang, R Song, X Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Arterial stiffness (AS) serves as a crucial indicator of arterial elasticity and function, typically
requiring expensive equipment for detection. Given the strong correlation between AS and …

Assessment of subtle changes in diabetes-associated arteriosclerosis using photoplethysmographic pulse wave from index finger

PC Hsu, HT Wu, CK Sun - Journal of medical systems, 2018 - Springer
Distortions in macro-and microcirculation are principal contributors to diabetes-associated
complications. This study aimed at investigating the validity of applying non-invasive …

Uric acid is an independent predictor of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients

WC Tsai, YY Huang, CC Lin, WT Li, CH Lee, JY Chen… - Heart and vessels, 2009 - Springer
Increased arterial stiffness is an important marker for target organ damage in essential
hypertension. Both serum uric acid (UA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were reported to be …