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Photoplethysmographic assessment of the pulse wave: a blunted response to salbutamol in arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease

Type of publication
Straipsnis kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in other database (S4)
Author(s)
AuthorAffiliation
Laucevičius, Aleksandras
Title
Photoplethysmographic assessment of the pulse wave: a blunted response to salbutamol in arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease
Is part of
Seminars in cardiology
Date Issued
DateVolumeIssueStart PageEnd Page
2004
10
2
83
90
Publisher
Vilnius : LITCOR
Is Referenced by
Index Copernicus
URI
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/241925
Field of Science

Medicina / Medicine (...

OECD Classification

oecd::Medical and Hea...

Abstract

Objectives: A systemic vascular effect of beta2-adrenergic agonist salbutamol is partially mediated through the L-arginine–NO pathway. Therefore, the attenuation of photoplethysmographic digital volume pulse parameters under salbutamol inhalation could be used for the evaluation of endothelial function. The aim of the study was to estimate the vascular response to salbutamol in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and coronary heart disease (CHD). Design and Methods: Totally 71 subjects were studied: 30 patients with AH, 26 patients with CHD and 15 healthy controls (C). All the subjects underwent the detailed clinical assessment and photoplethysmographic evaluation of the pulse wave response to 400 µg salbutamol inhalation. A portable photoplethysmograph Micro MedicalMP2000 ( Gillingham , Kent , United Kingdom ) was used for digital volume pulse analysis...

Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Date Reporting
2004
ISSN (of the container)
1648-7966
1648-9209