Real time analysis of Valsalva's maneuver

Comput Biol Med. 1989;19(5):319-29. doi: 10.1016/0010-4825(89)90052-8.

Abstract

This paper describes a real-time system for the evaluation of Valsalva's Maneuver. The computer software is menu-driven and produces the parameters of linear and nonlinear models which can be used to describe the different phases of the Valsalva Maneuver. The system is routinely in use as a means of assessing baroreflex function during the Valsalva Maneuver following drug administration.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Blood Pressure
  • Computer Systems*
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted*
  • Humans
  • Models, Cardiovascular
  • Pressoreceptors / physiology
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Valsalva Maneuver*