Blood pressure monitoring
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Blood pressure monitoring · Dec 2007
Comparative StudyBeat-to-beat agreement of noninvasive tonometric and intra-radial arterial blood pressure during microgravity and hypergravity generated by parabolic flights.
Accurate measurement of beat-to-beat arterial blood pressure is essential for understanding the cardiovascular adaptation to weightlessness; however, the intra-arterial standard of beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement has never been used during space flight because of its invasive nature. ⋯ We conclude that the Colin CBM-7000 can be used with confidence during space flight.