Direct measurement of pulse wave propagation in capillaries of the human retina

• Published in: Optics letters Vol. 46; no. 18; p. 4450
• Main Authors: Bedggood, Phillip, Metha, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.09.2021
• Subjects: Aorta; Blood Flow Velocity; Capillaries; Humans; Pulse Wave Analysis; Retina

With each contraction of the heart's left ventricle, a pulse pressure wave surges into the aorta and propagates throughout the vascular tree. The pulse wave drives blood flow forward. Its passage is complex, but it passes more quickly through non-compliant, or stiff, vessels, providing an impor...