Pulmonary arterial impedance offers the most complete characterization of right ventricular afterload, which is crucial for the proper function of the right ventricle. Impedance can be calculated in either the time or frequency domain from pulsatile pressure-flow relationships. Here we compared impedance metrics calculated in the time domain to those computed in the frequency domain under normal conditions and after induction of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) (10 and 21 days). In C57BL6/J mice, pulmonary arterial pressure was measured invasively with a high fidelity catheter while pulmonary arterial flow was measured with Doppler ultrasound. Input impedance (Z0) and characteristic impedance (ZC) were calculated from the resulting pressure-flow relationships. Our results demonstrate that Z0 increased with 10 days of hypoxia as expected but surprisingly returned toward normal after 21 days; the values obtained were not different for the two methods (R2 = 0.99, P <0.0001). ZC increased slightly but not significantly with 10 days of hypoxia and remained at control levels after a 21 day exposure; here the values did depend on the method used: ZC was 1.73 times larger when calculated in the frequency domain versus the time domain (R2 = 0.86, P <0.0001). We conclude that both time and frequency domain analyses can be used to calculate important metrics of pulmonary vascular impedance, which lend insight into the changes in arterial structure and function that occur with pulmonary vascular disease.
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ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 16–19, 2010
Naples, Florida, USA
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- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-4403-8
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Measurement of Pulmonary Impedance in Live Mice and Changes With Chronic Hypoxia
Diana M. Tabima,
Diana M. Tabima
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
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Rebecca Vanderpool,
Rebecca Vanderpool
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
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Timothy A. Hacker,
Timothy A. Hacker
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
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Naomi C. Chesler
Naomi C. Chesler
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
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Diana M. Tabima
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Rebecca Vanderpool
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Timothy A. Hacker
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Naomi C. Chesler
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Paper No:
SBC2010-19030, pp. 873-874; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 15, 2013
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Tabima, DM, Vanderpool, R, Hacker, TA, & Chesler, NC. "Measurement of Pulmonary Impedance in Live Mice and Changes With Chronic Hypoxia." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Naples, Florida, USA. June 16–19, 2010. pp. 873-874. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2010-19030
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