Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting

<italic>Goal:</italic> Create a semi-automated, graphical, stand-alone application that uses clinically available asynchronous pressure and Doppler velocity captures to rapidly calculate, display, and interpret the pulmonary vascular impedance (PVZ) spectra. <italic>Methods:</it...

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Main Authors: Timothy Bachman, Kang Kim, Marc Simon
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
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description <italic>Goal:</italic> Create a semi-automated, graphical, stand-alone application that uses clinically available asynchronous pressure and Doppler velocity captures to rapidly calculate, display, and interpret the pulmonary vascular impedance (PVZ) spectra. <italic>Methods:</italic> MATLAB-based software was written to analyze PVZ by creating a composite PVZ (cPVZ) spectra comprised of asynchronous screen captures of pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary arterial pulsed-wave Doppler velocity waveforms obtained during standard of care procedures. The pressure waveform, Doppler frequency envelopes, and ECG signals were re-digitized via automated border detection. cPVZ of averaged representative beats was calculated in the frequency domain via Fast Fourier Transform, and plotted vs harmonic z. <italic>Results:</italic> Successful generation of impedance spectra (PVZ(z)), where z is the harmonic, and additional parameters for characteristic impedance (Zc) and stiffness (Zs) were calculated as the mean of PVZ(2-4), and the sum of PVZ (1, 2), respectively. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> A graphically driven analysis of PVZ, calculated from standard of care right heart catheterization and echocardiography is possible. This system can help characterize both the steady and pulsatile components of right ventricular (RV) afterload in the clinical setting.
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spelling doaj-art-f44170f4b6004815a3ee3fc3c2bbff3e2025-08-20T03:32:47ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology2644-12762021-01-01219820010.1109/OJEMB.2021.30767269424960Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical SettingTimothy Bachman0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-5553Kang Kim1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1966-1135Marc Simon2Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Bioengineering and Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Bioengineering and the Heart, Vascular Institute of University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA<italic>Goal:</italic> Create a semi-automated, graphical, stand-alone application that uses clinically available asynchronous pressure and Doppler velocity captures to rapidly calculate, display, and interpret the pulmonary vascular impedance (PVZ) spectra. <italic>Methods:</italic> MATLAB-based software was written to analyze PVZ by creating a composite PVZ (cPVZ) spectra comprised of asynchronous screen captures of pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary arterial pulsed-wave Doppler velocity waveforms obtained during standard of care procedures. The pressure waveform, Doppler frequency envelopes, and ECG signals were re-digitized via automated border detection. cPVZ of averaged representative beats was calculated in the frequency domain via Fast Fourier Transform, and plotted vs harmonic z. <italic>Results:</italic> Successful generation of impedance spectra (PVZ(z)), where z is the harmonic, and additional parameters for characteristic impedance (Zc) and stiffness (Zs) were calculated as the mean of PVZ(2-4), and the sum of PVZ (1, 2), respectively. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> A graphically driven analysis of PVZ, calculated from standard of care right heart catheterization and echocardiography is possible. This system can help characterize both the steady and pulsatile components of right ventricular (RV) afterload in the clinical setting.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9424960/Afterloadcharacteristic impedancehemodynamicspulmonary vascular impedancetotal pulmonary resistancevascular stiffness
spellingShingle Timothy Bachman
Kang Kim
Marc Simon
Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Afterload
characteristic impedance
hemodynamics
pulmonary vascular impedance
total pulmonary resistance
vascular stiffness
title Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
title_full Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
title_fullStr Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
title_full_unstemmed Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
title_short Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting
title_sort semi automated graphical system for calculating pulmonary vascular impedances in a clinical setting
topic Afterload
characteristic impedance
hemodynamics
pulmonary vascular impedance
total pulmonary resistance
vascular stiffness
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9424960/
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