Russian News Agency Reports Breakthrough

Russian news agency Novosti reported that scientists from Samara have developed a new method for assessing the elasticity of blood vessels and preventing heart attacks.

Method Proposed by Samara National Research University

Specialists from Samara National Research University named after Korolev have proposed a simple method for assessing the elasticity of patients’ blood vessels. According to experts, this indicator is important for diagnosing heart diseases. A study on this was published in the Journal of Biomedical Engineering.

Link Between Blood Vessel Elasticity and Heart Disease

The study says that the stiffer the blood vessel walls, the more sensitive a person is to high blood pressure and the more susceptible to heart disease.

New Method Based on Heartbeat and Pulse Analysis

Russian specialists have developed a new method for assessing vascular elasticity, based on analyzing differences in the patient’s heartbeat and pulse.

“Periodic fluctuations in blood pressure caused by the so-called Mayer waves can lead to changes in the elasticity of blood vessels, causing an additional change in heart rate,” said Alexander Fedotov, associate professor of the department of lasers and biotechnological systems at Samara University. He added that this difference is a sign of the ability of blood vessel walls to dilate.

Affordability and Accessibility of the New Method

The professor recalled that the new method is cheaper than automated methods based on ultrasound and X-ray diagnostic systems used in medicine.

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