Abstract
The arterial wall dynamics evaluation requires the assessment of its frequency-response. The aim was to apply an original methodology, to evaluate the arterial wall pressure-diameter frequency-response and elastic complex modulus, of human in vivo and in vitro common carotid arteries (CCA). CCA pressure, diameter and wall thickness were recorded. In vitro recordings were performed using pressure microtransducer (Konigsberg) and sonomicrometry, in 14 CCA segments (from donors). The in vivo recordings were obtained non-invasively by tonometry and mode-B echography in 10 normotensive patients, and in 10 hypertensive patients before and after 3 months of treatment with an ACE-inhibitor. A system modeling-identification approach was used to estimate the viscoelastic parameters: elastic, viscous and inertial indexes, and to perform an isofrequency analysis (up to 5Hz) of the incremental elastic modulus Einc(jω) of the arterial wall. The new approach, proposed to evaluate the frequency-dependence of arterial wall mechanics, was applied satisfactorily.
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