Pulse wave transmission times in central aorta and peripheral arteries in normal children.
Pulse wave transmission times and pulse wave velocities in central aorta and peripheral arteries were measured in a group of 85 healthy children and adolescents between the ages of 1 and 21 years. A new external plethysmograph is described which gives reliable tracings of external pulsations. A method is given to calculate real pulse wave transmission time from the aortic valves to the groin.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D001011:Aorta / Q000502:physiology*; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000502:physiology; D007223:Infant; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010991:Plethysmography / Q000379:methods; D011674:Pulse; D013997:Time Factors