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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
David B. Chang, Tustin, CA (US);
James E. Drummond, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Jane F. Emerson, Irvine, CA (US);
David B. Chang, Tustin, CA (US);
James E. Drummond, Lincoln City, OR (US);
Jane F. Emerson, Irvine, CA (US);
Magnetus LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical diagnostic method using systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and pulse frequency of a patient is provided to compute a normalized diastolic distensibility value and a normalized peripheral resistance value, and to automatically compute the product of the normalized diastolic distensibility value and the normalized peripheral resistance value to generate a first product value. The first product value is compared to a stored distribution of normalized diastolic distensibility and a normalized peripheral resistance values for comparable individuals to determine if the first product value is equivalent to a value determined to indicate an abnormal condition. Particular values of the computed parameters aid in determining the etiology of hypertension and direct selection of pharmacotherapy.