title: Analysis of arterial waves by the single-pulse-response method.
abstract: This study introduces an improved method to determine experimentally the characteristic arterial impedance, and the forward and backward wave components in the carotid artery of the rabbit. This method is based on the concept of the "single-pulse response," i.e., the pressure and flow responses to a single cardiac contraction.
authors.affiliation: Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Mark
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011674:Pulse; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors