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Digital pulse volume and digital arterial inflow were measured using a mechanical plethysmography on 16 normal subjects, 17 patients with oedema and swelling of fingers as well as 15 patients with neurovascular syndroms.
Higher pulse volume amplitude and increased digital blood flow were obtained in normal subjects compared with those of patients.
A statistically significant correlation was noted between pulse wave volume and arterial inflow not only in normal subjects but also in two patients groups.
The digital pulse volume, therefore, appeared to be reliable as an indicator of the peripheral blood flow as well as the digital arterial inflow.
