Method and apparatus for diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Details Method and apparatus for diagnosis of coronary artery disease Method and apparatus for diagnosis of coronary artery disease

1981-06-11

1987-03-17

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

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A61B 502

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046499296

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for recurrently obtaining a measure of the systolic slope of the blood pressure wave in a subject's artery during a range of physical activity, or exercise, are disclosed. A plot, or record, of the slope measurements versus heart beat rate, point in an exercise protocol, or the like, is provided from which subjects having coronary artery disease (CAD) may be distinguished from subjects without CAD.

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