The case for the reservoir-wave approach

The Reservoir-Wave Approach is an alternative, time-domain approach to arterial hemodynamics that is based on the assertion that measured pressure and flow can be resolved into their volume-related (i.e., reservoir) and wave-related (i.e., excess) components. The change in reservoir pressure is assumed to be proportional to the difference between measured inflow and calculated outflow. Wave intensity analysis of the excess components yields a...