Table 1 List of the cardiovascular indices used in the study.
Index | Description | Unit of measure |
|---|---|---|
PPamp | PP amplification from femoral BP | a.u. |
SAP_a | Aortic SAP | mmHg |
DAP_a | Aortic DAP | mmHg |
PP_a | Aortic PP | mmHg |
MAP_a | Aortic MAP | mmHg |
tau_a | Windkessel time constant \(\:\tau\:\) from aortic BP | s |
HD_a | Harmonic distortion index from aortic BP | a.u. |
BRS_a | Cardiac baroreflex sensitivity from aortic BP | s/mmHg |
FF_a | Feedforward gain from aortic BP | mmHg/s |
SSI_a | Systolic shock index HR/SAP from aortic BP | bpm/mmHg |
DSI_a | Diastolic shock index HR/DAP from aortic BP | bpm/mmHg |
HR | Heart rate | bpm |
CO | Cardiac output | L/min |
SV | Stroke volume | mL |
SAP_f | Femoral SAP | mmHg |
DAP_f | Femoral DAP | mmHg |
PP_f | Femoral PP | mmHg |
MAP_f | Femoral MAP | mmHg |
tau_f | Windkessel time constant \(\:\tau\:\) from femoral BP | s |
HD_f | Harmonic distortion index from femoral BP | a.u. |
BRS_f | Cardiac baroreflex sensitivity from femoral BP | s/mmHg |
FF_f | Feedforward gain from femoral BP | mmHg/s |
DSI_f | Diastolic shock index HR/DAP from femoral BP | bpm/mmHg |
