Visible assessment of arterial elasticity/compliance
Pre-systolic waves represent arterial situation:
- low amplitudes: good elasticity
- high amplitudes: impaired elasticity
- arterial vasoconstriction
- arterial remodeling
- arterial calcification
- etc.
Visible analysis of rhythm, dysrhythmia
Distance from one amplitude to the next should be equal.
- Differences in distance: dysrhythmia
- respiratory sinus arrhythmia (usually CO not affected, continuous increase and decrease of amplitude height)
- extra beats (CO affected: also different height)
- AV-block/sinus arrest/ etc. (CO affected: also
different height)
Accuracy | Artifacts | Elasticity | HDO Diagrams