Abstract: A method for measuring reactive hyperemia in a subject is disclosed. The method includes performing a first segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a baseline arterial compliance curve and/or a baseline pressure-area (P-A) curve, performing a second segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a hyperemic arterial compliance curve and/or a hyperemic P-A curve, and calculating an area between the baseline and the hyperemic curves. The size of the area can be used as an indication of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and ED-related diseases.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 11, 2014
Publication date:
July 10, 2014
Applicant:
CORDEX SYSTEMS, LLC
Inventors:
Michael David WHITT, Kathy Elizabeth MAGLIATO, Stephen RITTERBUSH
Abstract: A method for measuring reactive hyperemia in a subject is disclosed. The method includes performing a first segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a baseline arterial compliance curve and/or a baseline pressure-area (P-A) curve, performing a second segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a hyperemic arterial compliance curve and/or a hyperemic P-A curve, and calculating an area between the baseline and the hyperemic curves. The size of the area can be used as an indication of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and ED-related diseases.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 29, 2014
Assignee:
Cordex Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Michael David Whitt, Kathy Elizabeth Magliato, Stephen Ritterbush
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