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McCarthy, BM;O'Flynn, B;Mathewson, A
SENSORS & THEIR APPLICATIONS XVI
An Investigation of Pulse Transit Time as a Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement Method
2011
January
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1
WOS: 28 ()
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The objective of this paper is to examine the Pulse Transit Method (PTT) as a non-invasive means to track Blood Pressure over a short period of time. PTT was measured as the time it takes for an ECG R-wave to propagate to the finger, where it is detected by a photoplethysmograph sensor. The PTT method is ideal for continuous 24-hour Blood Pressure Measurement (BPM) since it is both cuff-less and non-invasive and therefore comfortable and unobtrusive for the patient. Other techniques, such as the oscillometric method, have shown to be accurate and reliable but require a cuff for operation, making them unsuitable for long term monitoring. Although a relatively new technique, the PTT method has shown to be able to accurately track blood pressure changes over short periods of time, after which re-calibration is necessary. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the method.
10.1088/1742-6596/307/1/012060
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