Paper Info
Title
Measuring Arterial Stiffness In A Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest Study: A Multisensor Approach
Abstract
Arterial stiffness is an important indicator for vascular aging and an independent predictor for cardiovascular diseases. During space flights or simulated space flights by prolonged head-down tilt bed rest, major cardiovascular alterations occur. However, the changes in arterial stiffness are not fully understood yet. Thus, we aimed to develop a setup for the measurement of arterial stiffness during prolonged head-down tilt bed rest, which incorporates several combinations of biosignals and measurement locations for the determination of pulse transit times. By performing measurements using this setup on female and male subjects, we intend to deepen the understanding of changes in arterial stiffness during prolonged head- down tilt bed rest. This work describes and visualizes the complete setup as well as our measurement protocols and algorithms used. The result section shows the successful recording of baseline signals before the bed rest study and visualizes the synchronized recordings of pulse waves measured on different sides of the body. Thus, it is feasible to use the presented setup in bed rest studies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176275
42ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY: ENABLING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR GLOBAL HEALTHCARE EMBC'20
DocType
Volume
ISSN
Conference
2020
1557-170X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stefan Orter100.34
Stefan Mostl200.34
Martin Bachler3354.27
Fabian Hoffmann400.34
Eugenijus Kaniusas500.34
Michaela Reisinger600.34
Siegfried Wassertheurer77614.86
J Tank810.77
Bernhard Hametner993.74