BACKGROUND: Current approaches for accurate blood pressure determination rely predominantly on invasive techniques. High Definition Oscillometry (HDO) was evaluated as a potential non-invasive approach for accurate blood pressure recordings in cynomolgus monkeys. METHODS: In conscious animals, systolic, diastolic, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and pulse/minute were determined 15 times within approx. 9 minutes per individual. This session was performed during 3 consecutive days. Anaesthesia induced hypotension was controlled simultaneously with HDO and telemetry as reference. RESULTS: Repeated measurements were highly reproducible. After procedural habituation, mean MAP was 96.2 +/- 13.7 mmHg in males and 86.9 +/- 4.3 mmHg in females. Mean intraindividual coefficients of variation ranged between 10.8% and 2.4% depending on the session and parameter. Values determined by HDO corresponded to those reported for invasive techniques. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate, using telemetry as reference, the accuracy of HDO-based non-invasive blood pressure measurements in macaques to detect drug-related cardiovascular changes.
BACKGROUND: Current approaches for accurate blood pressure determination rely predominantly on invasive techniques. High Definition Oscillometry (HDO) was evaluated as a potential non-invasive approach for accurate blood pressure recordings in cynomolgus monkeys. METHODS: In conscious animals, systolic, diastolic, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and pulse/minute were determined 15 times within approx. 9 minutes per individual. This session was performed during 3 consecutive days. Anaesthesia induced hypotension was controlled simultaneously with HDO and telemetry as reference. RESULTS: Repeated measurements were highly reproducible. After procedural habituation, mean MAP was 96.2 +/- 13.7 mmHg in males and 86.9 +/- 4.3 mmHg in females. Mean intraindividual coefficients of variation ranged between 10.8% and 2.4% depending on the session and parameter. Values determined by HDO corresponded to those reported for invasive techniques. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate, using telemetry as reference, the accuracy of HDO-based non-invasive blood pressure measurements in macaques to detect drug-related cardiovascular changes.
Authors: Sofia Hanås; Bodil S Holst; Ingrid Ljungvall; Anna Tidholm; Ulf Olsson; Jens Häggström; Katja Höglund Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2021-03-06 Impact factor: 3.333