Visualizing a Cold Stress-Specific Pulse Wave in Traditional Pulse Diagnosis (‘Tight Pulse’) Correlated with Vascular Changes in the Radial Artery Induced by a Cold Pressor Trial

Author:

Song Jichung1ORCID,Choi Jae Young2,Lee Byung-Wook3,Eom Dongmyung4,Song Chang-Hyun5

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical History, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 38610, Republic of Korea

2. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu 42415, Republic of Korea

3. Department of Medical Classics & History, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea

4. Department of Medical Classics, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea

5. Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 38610, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Radial pulse diagnosis is the most common method to examine the human health state in Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM). A cold stress-related suboptimal health state (subhealth) is often undetectable during routine medical examinations, however, it can be detected through the palpation of specific pulse waves, particularly a ‘tight pulse’, in TEAM. Therefore, this study examined a correlation between ‘tight pulse’ and vascular changes in the radial artery (RA) induced by a cold pressor trial (CPT). Twenty healthy subjects underwent sequentially control trial and CPT with room-temperature and ice-cold water, respectively, on the right forearm. The radial pulse and vascular changes were then examined on the left arm. The radial pulse scores for frequencies of ‘tight pulse’ with strong arterial tension increased after the CPT compared with the control trial. The pulse scores were reversely correlated with the RA thickness and volumes in ultrasonography, but not with changes in the systolic/diastolic blood pressure. The RA thickness-based vascular surface and three-dimensional images visualized a ‘tight pulse’ showing the vasoconstriction and bumpy-/rope-shaped vascular changes in the radial pulse diagnostic region after the CPT. These findings provide valuable insights into the potential integration of clinical radial pulse diagnosis with ultrasonography for cold-related subhealth.

Funder

Ministry of Education

Korean government

Publisher

MDPI AG

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