First experimental results of a novel arterial simulator with PWV adjustment |
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| Federico Filippi, Giorgia Fiori, Gabriele Bocchetta, Salvatore Andrea Sciuto, Andrea Scorza |
- Abstract:
- Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) monitoring is a well-established method for both the diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Over the years, many arterial simulators have been made to study PWV dependency on the mechanical and geometrical characteristics of arterial surrogates; in particular, some of them are able to vary the tensional state of vessel walls to cause a change in PWV values. In this paper, a novel arterial simulator is presented, capable of varying the PWV of an arterial surrogate by acting independently on its inner and outer pressures. The simulator under assessment can manage pressures up to three times greater than the atmospheric one. This characteristic provides the possibility to explore many tensional states compared to its predecessors. The experimental outcomes confirm its working principle and an increasing trend in PWV is found. The result uncertainties are up to 10% of the corresponding PWV value. I
- Keywords:
- arterial simulator, PWV adjustment
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-2023-39.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-2023.39
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 Symposium 2023
- Title:
26th IMEKO TC4 Symposium and 24th International Workshop on ADC and DAC Modelling and Testing (IWADC)
- Place:
- Pordenone, ITALY
- Time:
- 20 September 2023 - 21 September 2023