Applying Pulse Spectrum Analysis to Facilitate the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
Table 3
Comparison of relative percentages of the harmonics in the radial artery pulse in patients with and without CAD.
Left radial artery pulse
Right radial artery pulse
CAD (%)
Non-CAD (%)
P value
CAD (%)
Non-CAD (%)
P value
C1
52.04±6.93
48.03±6.04
<0.01
50.38±7.24
46.33±4.86
0.01
C2
28.56±5.91
28.42±7.29
NS
27.78±5.54
26.61±4.21
NS
C3
17.34±5.33
17.10±5.50
NS
17.06±4.68
16.44±3.38
NS
C4
8.78±3.96
8.78±3.94
NS
8.58±3.60
8.62±2.84
NS
C5
6.12±2.53
8.02±3.24
<0.01
6.10±2.11
7.70±2.22
0.02
C6
5.17±1.94
6.40±2.65
NS
5.57±2.06
6.49±2.48
NS
C7
3.65±2.03
3.93±1.98
NS
3.95±1.95
4.20±2.08
NS
C8
2.43±1.48
2.56±1.28
NS
2.58±1.47
2.74±1.25
NS
C9
1.73±1.13
2.12±1.12
NS
1.92±1.01
2.28±0.84
NS
C10
1.37±0.73
1.60±0.97
NS
1.54±0.82
1.83±0.77
NS
(i) Continuous data are presented as mean ± SD. (ii) Values have been calculated using Mann–Whitney test. (iii) P < 0.05: being statistically significant. (iv) NS: not significant.
