Introduction
Pulse transit time is the duration between the pulse pressure waveform that leaves from the ejection of blood from the left ventricle and blood pressure wave that arrives in the periphery. Pulse transit time indirectly depends on blood pressure. Pulse transit time used to be considered as a useful measurement to track blood pressure or blood pressure change has gradually become a promising index of arterial stiffness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the carotid pulse transit time before and after carotid stenting for critical carotid artery stenosis.
Methods
Thirty-two patients with critically carotid artery stenosis were enrolled to this study. We measured carotid pulse transit time from the onset of the R-wave of electrocardiography to the pulse waveform at the carotid artery which obtained invasively during carotid artery catheterization. Carotid pulse transit time was measured before and after stenting of internal carotid artery.
Methods
Thirty-two patients with critically carotid artery stenosis were enrolled to this study. We measured carotid pulse transit time from the onset of the R-wave of electrocardiography to the pulse waveform at the carotid artery which obtained invasively during carotid artery catheterization. Carotid pulse transit time was measured before and after stenting of internal carotid artery.
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