1987 Volume 37 Issue 2 Pages 135-144
Through the employ of the artery analyzer it is now possible to automatically diagnose such geriatric disorders as arteriosclerosis by using simple electro-cardiograms and radial, carotid and posterior tibial artery pressure pulse wave charts. If the artery analyzer is adopted for use in Oriental medical clinics, there will no longer be a need for the manual 24 pulse-shape diagnosis.
In brief, applying the artery analyzer to the eight key blood pulse-shapes of Oriental medicine produces the following results;
1) ‘Slow’ and ‘rapid’ pulses can be determined by the S-S interval
2) ‘Slippery’ and ‘hesitant’ pulses can be determined by the S-P time and the Dh/Ch%
3) ‘Floating’ and ‘submerged’ pulses can be determined by the Ph/Ch%
4) ‘Large’ and ‘relaxed’ pulses can be determined by the S-C time
Thus, by employing the artery analyzer, the problem of subjectivity inherent in the pulse diagnosis in use in Oriental medicine for over 1500 years can be solved.
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