Clinical usefulness of wave intensity analysis

Normal subjects and patients with various cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral regurgitation, and hypertension.

Non-invasive measurement of carotid arterial wave intensity (WI) using a combined color Doppler and echo-tracking system.

Normal subjects (for disease comparisons) or baseline measurements (for pre/post surgery or pre/post nitroglycerin).

Carotid arterial wave intensity parameters, specifically the first peak (W(1)) and second peak (W(2)).surrogate