Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81173200,No.81373556);the Research and Assessment of the Effects of Pulsatile Perfusion During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Based on the Monitoring"Cunkou"Pulse Waveforms of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Fund of Shanghai Municipal Public Health Bureau(No.2010J015A)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate a quantitative method for using radial artery pulse waveforms to assess the effect of pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB).METHODS: A total of 34 adults with heart disease who un...