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Ballistocardiography MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ballistocardiography
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.370.380.100
Unique ID
D001450
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001450
Scope Note
Technique of graphic representation of the movements of the body imparted by the ballistic forces (recoil and impact) associated with cardiac contraction and ejection of blood and with the deceleration of blood flow through the large blood vessels. These movements, quantitatively very minute, are translated by a pickup device (transducer) into an electrical potential which is suitably amplified and recorded on a conventional electrocardiograph or other recording machine.
Entry Version
BALLISTOCARDIOGR
NLM Classification #
WG 141.5.B2
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Ballistocardiography Preferred
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