NDLI: Application of standing waves as audible information in hypertension therapy

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Pohl, Friedhelm Yudha Noor Aditya Pohl, Christine Supriyanto, Eko
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia (Pohl, Friedhelm) \|\| Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia (Supriyanto, Eko) \|\| Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia (Yudha Noor Aditya) \|\| Geoscience & Digital Earth Centre (INSTeG), Research Institute for Sustainability & Environment (RISE), Associate Member of IJN-UTM, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia (Pohl, Christine)
Abstract	Globally, there are 9.4 million cardiovascular deaths accounted for by hypertension complications. Prediction studies reveal that this number will increase to 1.15 billion in 2025 due to lack of awareness and insufficient treatment. Treatments in lowering blood pressure are less successful. Another factor is the presence of hypertension medication resistance among patients. This suggests that a solution to treat hypertension has to be found in non-pharmalogical approaches. In this study, standing waves are implemented in an audio therapy to lower blood pressure values among the tested patients. 34 subjects from both genders of different age groups joined this study. The results are promising. In total, 65% of the participating patients experienced lower systolic blood pressure values, while 53% experienced lower diastolic values. An important finding is that parallel medication interferes with the therapy and yields no improvement. This study implies that standing waves therapy is an encouraging approach for treating hypertension in a long term. Future studies will be conducted with improved experimental conditions and larger subject groups for better results.
Starting Page	117
Ending Page	123
File Size	442404
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781467378000
DOI	10.1109/ICICI-BME.2015.7401347
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-11-02
Publisher Place	Indonesia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Hypertension Heart Audio therapy Medical treatment Oscillation Blood pressure Sound Biomedical monitoring Medical diagnostic imaging Diseases
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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