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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Medical Diagnostics

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  • Photoplethysmography (PPG) signals are widely used for cardiovascular assessment.
  • Existing methods for calculating Stiffness Index (SI) can be inaccurate due to the absence of dicrotic waves in some PPG signals, often caused by severe arterial stiffness.
  • Reduced autonomic nervous activity, reflected in Heart Rate Variability (HRV), is linked to cardiovascular diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To improve the accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk assessment using PPG signals.
  • To develop a method for accurately calculating Stiffness Index (SI) even when dicrotic waves are absent in PPG signals.
  • To integrate Stiffness Index (SI), Sine Wave ratio (SIN), and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for a comprehensive cardiovascular health evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an improved oximeter design to acquire and process PPG signals, including filtering and amplification.
  • Implemented an auxiliary line method to identify sine waves in PPG signals and calculated the Sine Wave ratio (SIN).
  • Analyzed PPG waveform characteristics to compute Stiffness Index (SI) and performed frequency-domain analysis of HRV to obtain Total Power (TP).

Main Results:

  • The study successfully calculated SI, SIN, and HRV from PPG signals.
  • The introduction of the auxiliary line method and SIN ratio improved the accuracy of arterial stiffness evaluation, addressing errors caused by missing dicrotic waves.
  • Integration of SI, SIN, and HRV provided a multi-faceted assessment of cardiovascular health and risk.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a more reliable assessment of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular health by accurately analyzing PPG signals.
  • This approach enables quicker and more convenient understanding of physical condition, potentially aiding in the early prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
  • The combined analysis of SI, SIN, and HRV represents a significant advancement in non-invasive cardiovascular risk stratification.