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Do radial pulse characteristics measured by tonometry differ according to gender and measuring positions in healthy individuals?
Do radial pulse characteristics measured by tonometry differ according to gender and measuring positions in healthy individuals?
Radial pulse characteristics measured by tonometry show significant variations based on gender and anatomical measuring position, which may inform standardized pulse assessment.
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Gender- and position-specific tonometry differences require adjusted norms in research; leaves open relevance to clinical pulse diagnosis.
In this research, radial pulse differences according to gender and measuring positions in healthy individuals were investigated in an objective manner. A total of 372 healthy volunteers (189 males and 183 females) participated in this study. The radial pulse was measured at six different measuring positions using a multistep tonometry system. The pulse data were compared between males and females and between different measuring positions. Compared to the pulses in females, those in males were deeper and slower, with a longer diastolic proportion and a shorter systolic proportion. Amplitude of the radial pulse increased as it went distal. The pulse was deepest at the Cheock position and shallowest at the Gwan position. Compared to the right pulse, the radial augmentation index was higher and the main peak angle was larger in case of the left pulse. The results of this research show that the radial pulses in healthy individuals differ significantly according to gender and measuring positions.
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