title: Continuous record of carotid artery pulse during exercise.
abstract: The fixing apparatus for a pulse transducer was improved to record continuously and stably the carotid artery pulse (CAP) during exercise on a bicycle ergometer. The CAP changed largely at the onset and at the end of exercise, oscillating during exercise. The contour of the CAP at exercise was different from that at rest in several respects. During exercise, the incisura were lower, and/or the tidal wave occasionally exceeded the percussion wave. The present method proved to be applicable to exercise on both supine and upright bicycle ergometers with a heart rate lower than approximately 160 beats/min.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Physical Education, Faculty of General Education, Kumamoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ifuku
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D011674:Pulse / Q000502:physiology*; D014159:Transducers