Assessment Parameters for Arrayed Pulse Wave Analysis and Application in Hypertensive Disorders

Abstract

Study on the objectivity of pulse diagnosis is inseparable from the instruments to obtain the pulse waves. The single-pulse diagnostic instrument is relatively mature in acquiring and analysing pulse waves, but the pulse information captured by single-pulse diagnostic instrument is limited. The sensor arrays can simulate rich sense of the doctor’s fingers and catch multipoint and multiparameter array signals. How to analyse the acquired array signals is still a major problem in the objective research of pulse diagnosis. The goal of this study was to establish methods for analysing arrayed pulse waves and preliminarily apply them in hypertensive disorders. While a sensor array can be used for the real-time monitoring of twelve pulse wave channels, for each subject in this study, only the pulse wave signals of the left hand at the “guan” location were obtained. We calculated the average pulse wave (APW) per channel over a thirty-second interval. The most representative pulse wave (MRPW) and the APW were matched by their correlation coefficient (CC). The features of the MRPW and the features that corresponded to the array pulse volume (APV) parameters were identified manually. Finally, a clinical trial was conducted to detect these feature performance indicators in patients with hypertensive disorders. The independent-samples t-tests and the Mann–Whitney U-tests were performed to assess the differences in these pulse parameters between the healthy and hypertensive groups. We found that the radial passage (RP) APVh1, APVh3, APVh4, APVh3/h1 (P < 0.01), and APVh4/h1 (P < 0.05) were significantly higher in the hypertensive group than in the healthy group; the intermediate passage (IP) APVh4, APVh3/h1 (P < 0.05), and APVh4/h1 (P < 0.01) and the mean APVh3, APVh3/h1 (P < 0.05), and APVh4/h1 (P < 0.01) were significantly higher in the hypertensive group than in the healthy group, and the ulnar passage (UP) APVh4/h1 (P < 0.05) was clearly elevated in the hypertensive group. These results provide a preliminary validation of this novel approach for determining the APV by arrayed pulse wave analysis. In conclusion, we identified effective indicators of hypertensive vascular function. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pulses comprise multidimensional information, and a sensor array could provide a better indication of TCM pulse characteristics. In this study, the validation of the arrayed pulse wave analysis demonstrates that the APV can reliably mirror TCM pulse characteristics.

A reliable evaluation approach for multichannel signal denoising algorithms based on a novel arterial pulse acquisition system

“…By obtaining superior denoising algorithms, medical staff and clinical investigators can make accurate assessments of pertinent clinical metrics [ 41 ]. These assessment outcomes directly affect diagnoses for cardiovascular disease [ 43 ]. Concurrently, the appropriate utilization of these metrics facilitates early disease diagnosis and management for patients, also empowering these patients to actualize more intuitive and reliable prognostic surveillances [ 42 , 44 ].…”

“…In many clinical scenarios, the peripheral augmented index (pAIx) is a vital estimation metric of vascular sclerosis is the ratio of the P 1 divided by the P 2 . Other related clinical metrics include h 3 /h 1 and h 4 /h 1 which can also reflect peripheral arterial resistance and stiffness [ [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] ]. In this study, we calculate the AREs of P 1 , P 2 , P 3 and P 4 before and after the denoising methods.…”