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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Cardiovascular Physiology
    • Wearable Technology

    Background:

    • Arterial stiffness is critical for cardiovascular disease prevention.
    • Current methods lack frequent, operator-free measurement capabilities.
    • A technological gap exists for continuous arterial stiffness assessment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a wearable accelerometer-based system for estimating local arterial stiffness metrics.
    • To validate the system's performance using patient-specific calibration and post-exercise assessment.
    • To address the need for continuous, operator-free monitoring of arterial stiffness.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a wearable system using accelerometer data to analyze acceleration plethysmogram (APG) signals.
    • Employed a one-point patient-specific calibration on APG signal features.
    • Conducted an in-vivo study on 12 subjects, including pre- and post-exercise measurements.
    • Identified a potential calibration feature: (a-b)/(a"-b").

    Main Results:

    • Acquired APG signals demonstrated high reliability (SNR > 38 dB) and repeatability (CoV < 10 %).
    • Local stiffness metrics significantly perturbed post-exercise (p < 0.05).
    • Estimated Ep showed strong correlation (r = 0.761, p < 0.05) with actual values.
    • Estimated β (r = 0.682, p < 0.05) and AC (r = 0.615, p < 0.05) showed moderate correlations.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed wearable system reliably estimates local arterial stiffness metrics.
    • The system can accurately assess stiffness post-exercise, even with physiological perturbations.
    • This technology holds potential for continuous, operator-free arterial stiffness monitoring in clinical settings.