A Low-Cost Tonometer Alternative: A Comparison Between Photoplethysmogram and Finger Ballistocardiogram and Validation Against Tonometric Waveform

Hypertension is a silent killer and one-third of its sufferers are unaware of its presence. Tonometric devices, like SphygmoCor, Compilor etc., represent the gold standard in pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) measurements which are limited by their high cost and operational accu...

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Main Authors: Ghalib Muhammad Waqas Janjua, Dewar Finlay, Daniel Guldenring, Atta Ul Haq, James Mclaughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8851144/