- Abstract:
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Pulse transit time (PTT) is the time taken for the arterial pulse pressure wave to travel from the aortic valve to a peripheral site. For convenience, it is usually measured from the R wave on the electrocardiogram to the pulse wave arrival at the finger. Pulse transit time is inversely proportional to blood pressure, and the falls in blood pressure which occur with inspiration (pulsus paradoxus) correspond to rises (lengthening) in pulse transit time. In awake normal subjects, the size of th...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- The European respiratory journal
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 1669-1674
- Publication date:
- 1995-10-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1399-3003
- ISSN:
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0903-1936
- URN:
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uuid:05edff27-d4e7-4baa-bda5-72ea942a7e86
- Source identifiers:
-
71448
- Local pid:
- pubs:71448
- Copyright date:
- 1995
Journal article
Use of pulse transit time as a measure of inspiratory effort in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
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