9 In this work, a technique is presented for estimating the reed pulse from the pressure signal recorded at 10 the bell of a clarinet during performance. The reed pulse is a term given to the typically periodic 11 sequence of bore input pressure pulses, a signal related to the volume flow through a vibrating reed by 12 the characteristic impedance of the aperture to the bore. The problem is sim...

During cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), stroke volume can be indirectly assessed by O(2) pulse profile. However, for a valid interpretation, the stability of this variable over time should be known. The objective was to analyze the stability of the O(2) pulse curve relative to body mass in elite athletes. VO(2), heart rate (HR), and relative O(2) pulse were compared at every 10% of the ...

Pulmonary hypertensive disease is assessed by quantification of pulmonary vascular resistance. Pulmonary total arterial compliance is also an indicator of pulmonary hypertensive disease. However, because of difficulties in measuring compliance, it is rarely used. We describe a method of measuring pulmonary arterial compliance utilizing magnetic resonance (MR) flow data and invasive pressure mea...

2.4. 2.5. 2.6. Pulse shaping by linear filtering Picosecond pulse shaping Fourier synthesis of femtosecond optical waveforms 2.3.1. Fixed masks fabricated using microlithography 2.3.2. Spatial light modulators (SLMs) for programmable pulse shaping 2.3.2.1. Pulse shaping using liquid crystal modulator arrays 2.3.2.2. Pulse shaping using acousto-optic deflectors 2.3.3. Movable and deformable mirr...

The aims of the present study were to compare hydrodynamics of three pericardial and two porcine valves while performing at different stroke volume (SV) and increasing pulse rate (PR). Carpentier-Edwards Magna-21 (CEM), Sorin Soprano-20 (SS), Mitroflow-23 (MF), SJM-Biocor-Epic-Supra-21 (SJME), and Medtronic Mosaic Ultra-23 (MMU) were tested in the aortic chamber (23-mm in diameter) of the Sheff...

Study of Arterial pressure and flow variation when external pressure applied is critical in understanding clinical relevance of pulse. We propose a distributed model of entire human arterial tree to describe the hemodynamic changes due to pressure applied on the brachial artery. Input to this distributed model is from a four element Windkessel model. We measured the blood volume during brachial...

"Perioperative goal-directed therapy" (PGDT) aims at an optimization of basic and advanced global hemodynamic variables to maintain adequate oxygen delivery to the end-organs. PGDT protocols help to titrate fluids, vasopressors, or inotropes to hemodynamic target values. There is considerable evidence that PGDT can improve patient outcome in high-risk patients if both fluids and inotropes are a...

BACKGROUND Portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) typically include pulse flow (PF) modes to conserve oxygen. The primary aims of this study were to develop a predictive in vitro model for inhaled oxygen delivery using a set of realistic airway replicas, and to compare PF for a commercial POC with steady flow (SF) from a compressed oxygen cylinder. METHODS Experiments were carried out using a s...

BACKGROUND Approximately 20% of patients undergoing ankle brachial index testing for critical limb ischemia have noncompressible vessels because of tibial artery calcification. This represents a clinical challenge in determining tibial artery patency. We sought to identify the prevalence of tibial artery and pedal arch patency by angiography in these patients. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred ...