Table 1.
Summary statistics of input impedance Z 0, characteristics impedance Z c, wave‐reflection intensity |Γ1|, and arterial compliance based on pressure and flow measurements for each group
| Group | N | Z 0 | Z c | |Γ1| | C 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mmHg·min/mL) | (mmHg·min/mL) | (mL/mmHg) | |||
| PL | 17 | 0.63 ± 0.14a , b | 0.06 ± 0.02a | 0.26 ± 0.09b | 0.32 ± 0.08a , b |
| PAH1 | 7 | 0.73 ± 0.26b | 0.06 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.14b | 0.31 ± 0.12b |
| PAH2 | 8 | 0.87 ± 0.33b | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.11b | 0.24 ± 0.11 |
| PAH3 | 7 | 1.11 ± 0.24b | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.36 ± 0.08b | 0.18 ± 0.09 |
| PAH4 | 5 | 1.85 ± 0.59 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.52 ± 0.09 | 0.11 ± 0.03 |
Based on these values obtained from input impedance analysis and pulse‐pressure method, the model parameters R d = Z 0‐Z c, R = Z c, and C were initialized.
a
Indicates statistical difference with PAH3.
b
Indicates statistical difference with PAH4.
PL (N = 17), PAH1 (N = 7), PAH2 (N = 8), PAH3 (N = 7), PAH4 (N = 5).