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The arterial pulse is the pressure pulse in a large, accessible artery resulting from left ventricular ejection, with its peak representing systolic blood pressure.
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Supports routine vital sign evaluation; leaves open refined pulse analysis in cardiovascular research.
The arterial pulse is an important vital sign. It is the abrupt expansion of an artery resulting from the sudden ejection of blood into the aorta and its transmission throughout the arterial system. Ejection of blood with every cardiac contraction is converted to flow, pressure, and dimension pulsations in arteries throughout the body. Although the term “pulse” refers to any such pulsation, the arterial pulse perceived by a clinician is the pressure pulse in a large, accessible artery. The impulse that results from left ventricular (LV) ejection can be transmitted down the aorta at a velocity 20 times greater than the velocity of the ejected blood bolus. The peak of this arterial pulse is the systolic blood pressure.[1]
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Maddury Jyotsna (2017) reported a review. The arterial pulse is the pressure pulse in a large, accessible artery resulting from left ventricular ejection, with its peak representing systolic blood pressure.
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