Why the study?
Does one-side arm movement change the bilateral difference in radial artery pulse morphology in healthy subjects?
Population
24 healthy subjects (14 male, 10 female), mean age 29 ± 8 years.
Comparison
Positioning one arm at five different angles. vs The contralateral arm kept constantly at a…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Arm positioning may confound bilateral pulse comparisons; leaves open utility of elevation maneuvers for non-invasive compliance assessment.
Does one-side arm movement change the bilateral difference in radial artery pulse morphology in healthy subjects?
Simple arm positioning induces measurable changes in radial artery pulse morphology, which can be used to non-invasively quantify peripheral arterial compliance.
Jiang et al. (2017) studied this question.
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