January 1, 2004AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Measurements of vascular function using strain-gauge plethysmography: technical considerations, standardization, and physiological findings
Population
55 young adults, mean age 22.6 +/- 3.5 years
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Optimizes MSGP parameters for venous assessment; supports research standardization but leaves clinical translation open.
Structured PICO
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Population
55 young adults, mean age 22.6 +/- 3.5 years
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Intervention
Examination of forearm vascular function using mercury in-Silastic strain-gauge plethysmography (MSGP) at various venous occlusion pressures and durations
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Outcome
Forearm venous capacitance and outflow, and reproducibility of forearm arterial and venous indexessurrogate
MSGP is a reproducible method for examining forearm vascular function, and specific occlusion pressures and durations optimize venous capacitance and outflow measurements.
Cite This Study
Alomari et al. (2004) studied this question.