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J Appl Physiol 90: 1481-1488, 2001;
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Vol. 90, Issue 4, 1481-1488, April 2001

Static and dynamic operating characteristics of a pericardial balloon

Douglas R. Hamilton, Gwyneth Devries, and John V. Tyberg

Departments of Medicine and Physiology/Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1

Previously, we developed a balloon transducer to measure the constraint of the pericardium (i.e., pericardial pressure) on the surface of the heart. It was validated physiologically in that it was shown to measure a pressure equal to the difference between the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure measured before and after pericardiectomy at the same left ventricular volume. To define its static operating characteristics, we loaded the balloon nonuniformly with weights that covered fractions of the balloon surface and found that the balloon accurately recorded the average stress if the stress was applied over at least 23% of its surface. To test its performance when curved, we placed it in large and small cylinders (minimum diameter 31 mm) and found that the balloon accurately recorded the stress. To define its dynamic operating characteristics, we applied sinusoidal stresses and found that its frequency response was limited only by that of the connecting catheter. When better dynamic response is required, we introduce a micromanometer-tipped catheter to obtain a unity-gain frequency response that is flat to 200 Hz.

pericardium; pericardial pressure; transducer; frequency response; epicardial stress


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