Table 4

Comparison of measurements left versus right side


Heart Rate (beats/min)
SBP (mmHg)
DBP (mmHg)
PP (mmHg)
Diameter Change (mm)
DC (kPa)
PWV ECG (m/s)
PWV (carotid-femoral) (m/s)

Left
63 ± 10
116 ± 12
70 ± 9.0
46 ± 6.7
0.61 ± 0.11
18.3 ± 3.4
7.69 ± 1.89
7.67 ± 1.73
Right
64 ± 11
117 ± 14
71 ± 8.6
46 ± 7.5
0.60 ± 0.11
18.4 ± 3.5
7.76 ± 1.82
7.72 ± 1.64
Correlation
0.96
0.95
0.93
0.85
0.82
0.98
0.97
0.98
CV
3.4%
6.2%
4.0%
6.8%
6.9%
2.2%
1.8%
1.7%

PP is pulse pressure (systolic – diastolic). Diameter change is diastolic – systolic diameter. DC is distensibility. No significant differences between the left and right side were found for all measurements. Values are means ± SD.

Duren et al. Dynamic Medicine 2008 7:2   doi:10.1186/1476-5918-7-2