(HealthDay News) — Measurement of the peripheral pulse (MPP) at the radial artery is feasible as a simple noninvasive screening tool for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) in patients after acute ...

Arterial pulse recording and pulse waveform analysis have represented a goal for physicians and experimental physiologists since the second half of the nineteenth century. Sphygmographs, developed by ...

Michael O'Rourke: OK, so I'll just take you out to my laboratory as it were, and I'll sit you on a chair. Norman Swan: Yes I'm sitting in front of basically a computer screen. Now do I have to get ...

Measuring a menopausal woman's pulse wave at her wrist can detect circulatory system changes that aren't evident with blood pressure readings. Menopause's effect on these radial pulse wave harmonics ...

Inspect the arms from the shoulders to the fingertips noting skin color, symmetry, vein distention, and edema. Abnormal findings include the following: Note the skin temperature on each side. Use the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization using transradial access, the use of prophylactic ...

ATLANTA -- Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization appeared similarly safe for the hand whether done proximally or distally, the randomized DIPRA trial showed. Overall change in 30-day hand ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tensys Medical, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic patient monitoring systems, has received CE Mark for both ...

A 5,000 IU dose of heparin is more effective than a very low dose in minimizing the risk of radial artery occlusion after transradial coronary angiography. When occlusions do occur, a simple ...

BOSTON, July 29, 2019-- Measuring a menopausal woman's pulse wave at her wrist may help explain the increase in cardiovascular disease risk during menopause better than a standard blood pressure ...

Measuring a menopausal woman's pulse wave at her wrist was found to help explain the rise in cardiovascular disease risk during menopause better than a standard blood pressure measurement, stated ...