Indexes of flow and cross-sectional area of the middle cerebral artery using Doppler ultrasound during hypoxia and hypercapnia in humans
Indexes of flow and cross-sectional area of the middle cerebral artery using Doppler ultrasound during hypoxia and hypercapnia in humans
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DOI:
10.1161/01.str.27.12.2244
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发表时间:
1996-12-01
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影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Robbins, PA
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作者:
Poulin, MJ;Robbins, PA
Background and Purpose This study examined changes in cross-sectional area of the middle cerebral artery as assessed by changes in Doppler signal power during hypoxia and hypercapnia. In addition, it examined the degree of consistency among three indexes of cerebral blood flow and velocity: the velocity spectral outline (), the intensity-weighted mean velocity (), and an index of middle cerebral artery flow (P .). P . was calculated as the product of multiplied by the total power signal. Power is proportional to cross-sectional area of the vessel; this calculation therefore allows for any changes in this variable.Methods Four protocols were used, each repeated six times for six healthy adults aged 20.8 +/- 1.7 years (mean +/- SD). The first was a control protocol (A) with end-tidal PO2 (ETPO(2)) maintained at 100 mm Hg and ETPCO(2) at 1 to 2 mm Hg above eucapnia throughout. The second was a hypoxic step protocol (B) with ETPO(2) lowered from control values to 50 mm Hg for 20 minutes. The third was a hypercapnic step protocol (C) with ETPCO(2) elevated from control by 7.5 mm Hg for 20 minutes. The fourth was a combined hypoxic and hypercapnic step protocol (D) lasting 20 minutes. A dynamic end-tidal forcing system was used to control ETPCO(2) and ETPO(2). Doppler data were collected and stored every 10 milliseconds, and mean values were determined later on a beat-by-beat basis. , , power, and P . were expressed as a percentage of the average value over a 3-minute period before the step.Results In protocols A and B, there were no changes in power and there were no differences between , , and P .. In C, at the relief from hypercapnia, there was a transient nonsignificant increase in power and a transient nonsignificant decrease in both and compared with P .. In D, during the stimulus period, was significantly higher than (paired t test, P