Reactive Hyperemia-Triggered Wrist Pulse Analysis for Early Monitoring of Young Men with High Atherosclerotic Risk

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 1918
• Main Authors: Chen, Jian-Jung, Wu, Hsien-Tsai, Haryadi, Bagus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 16.10.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular disease (CVD); Cardiovascular system; Cholesterol; Diabetes; dilation index (DI); endothelial dysfunction (ED); Health care; heart rate variability (HRV); High density lipoprotein; Hospitals; Lifestyles; Lipoproteins; Metabolism; Obesity; Physiology; reactive hyperemia; Risk factors; Smoking; wrist pressure pulse (WPP); Young adults; Taiwan

The high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in young adults has raised significant concern regarding the early identification of risk factors to allow for timely intervention. This study aimed to identify young males at risk of atherosclerosis using a noninvasive instrument and an initial applicat...