Body Position Affects Capillary Blood Flow Regulation Measured with Wearable Blood Flow Sensors
In this study we demonstrate what kind of relative alterations can be expected in average perfusion and blood flow oscillations during postural changes being measured in the skin of limbs and on the brow of the forehead by wearable laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) sensors. The aims of the study were to evaluate the dynamics of cutaneous blood perfusion and the regulatory mechanisms of blood microcirculation in the areas of interest, and evaluate the possible significance of those effects for the diagnostics based on blood perfusion monitoring. The study involved 10 conditionally healthy volunteers (44 ± 12 years). Wearable laser Doppler flowmetry monitors were fixed at six points on the body: two devices were fixed on the forehead, on the brow; two were on the distal thirds of the right and left forearms; and two were on the distal thirds of the right and left lower legs. The protocol was used to record three body positions on the tilt table for orthostatic test for each volunteer in the following sequence: (a) supine body position; (b) upright body position (+75°); (c) tilted with the feet elevated above the head and the inclination of body axis of 15° (−15°, Trendelenburg position). Skin blood perfusion was recorded for 10 min in each body position, followed by the amplitude–frequency analysis of the registered signals using wavelet decomposition. The measurements were supplemented with the blood pressure and heart rate for every body position analysed. The results identified a statistically significant transformation in microcirculation parameters of the average level of skin blood perfusion and oscillations of amplitudes of neurogenic, myogenic and cardiac sensors caused by the postural changes. In paper, we present the analysis of microcirculation in the skin of the forehead, which for the first time was carried out in various positions of the body. The area is supplied by the internal carotid artery system and can be of particular interest for evaluation of the sufficiency of blood supply for the brain.
Citations by journals
1
2
|
|
Regional blood circulation and microcirculation
|
Regional blood circulation and microcirculation
2 publications, 16.67%
|
Diagnostics
|
Diagnostics
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Microvascular Research
|
Microvascular Research
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Human Physiology
|
Human Physiology
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Journal of Thermal Biology
|
Journal of Thermal Biology
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Journal of Biophotonics
|
Journal of Biophotonics
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Building and Environment
|
Building and Environment
1 publication, 8.33%
|
APL Materials
|
APL Materials
1 publication, 8.33%
|
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
|
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
|
Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
1 publication, 8.33%
|
1
2
|
Citations by publishers
1
2
3
|
|
Elsevier
|
Elsevier
3 publications, 25%
|
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
|
First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
2 publications, 16.67%
|
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
|
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Pleiades Publishing
|
Pleiades Publishing
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Wiley
|
Wiley
1 publication, 8.33%
|
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
|
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
1 publication, 8.33%
|
IEEE
|
IEEE
1 publication, 8.33%
|
Springer Nature
|
Springer Nature
1 publication, 8.33%
|
1
2
3
|
- We do not take into account publications that without a DOI.
- Statistics recalculated only for publications connected to researchers, organizations and labs registered on the platform.
- Statistics recalculated weekly.