System and method of assessing endothelial function
OwnerPeter F. Lenehan, Thomas Stephen Everistinventors
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Abstract
A medical diagnostic system and method for assessing endothelial function comprise adjusting a reactive hyperemia indicator, measured in response to a stimulus, based on an anthropomorphic and/or demographic variable. The adjusted reactive hyperemia indicator provides a more accurate reflection of endothelial function and can be communicated to a clinician.
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A method for assessing endothelial function in a mammal, the method comprising:
- applying a stimulus to generate reactive hyperemia;
- measuring a reactive hyperemia indicator;
- adjusting the reactive hyperemia indicator based on an anthropomorphic and/or demographic variable to arrive at an endothelial function indicator;
- and
- communicating the endothelial function indicator to a clinician.
A system for assessing endothelial function in a mammal, the system comprising:
- a means for applying a stimulus to generate reactive hyperemia;
- a means for measuring a reactive hyperemia indicator;
- a means for adjusting the reactive hyperemia indicator based on an anthropomorphic or demographic variable to arrive at an endothelial function indicator;
- and
- a means for communicating the endothelial function indicator to a clinician.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the processor to carry out a process for assessing endothelial function in a mammal, the process comprising:
- applying a stimulus to generate reactive hyperemia;
- measuring a reactive hyperemia indicator;
- adjusting the reactive hyperemia indicator based on an anthropomorphic or demographic variable to arrive at an endothelial function indicator;
- and
- communicating the endothelial function indicator to a clinician.
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