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Auteurs principaux: Gu, Boyuan, Yang, Yijin, Cheng, Shuaiqi, Ding, Xiaorong
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Publié: 2026
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author Gu, Boyuan
Yang, Yijin
Cheng, Shuaiqi
Ding, Xiaorong
author_facet Gu, Boyuan
Yang, Yijin
Cheng, Shuaiqi
Ding, Xiaorong
contents Cuffless blood pressure (BP) estimation based on Pulse Transit Time (PTT) has emerged as a promising solution for continuous health monitoring. However, conventional models relying on the Moens-Korteweg equation often fail during rapid hemodynamic fluctuations, as they assume arterial walls are purely elastic and neglect inherent viscoelasticity. To address this limitation, we propose a physics-informed framework introducing a viscoelastic compensation mechanism. First, raw photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals undergo high-fidelity reconstruction using Modified Akima (Makima) interpolation. Second, a robust Intersecting Tangent Method is applied for precise pulse foot localization. Crucially, we utilize Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) to isolate high-frequency Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs), defining a ``Viscoelastic Velocity Metric'' to quantify the vascular damping effect ($η\cdot \dotε$) typically ignored by elastic models. The framework was rigorously validated on a challenging subset of the MIMIC-II database (364 subjects, 28,525 cardiac cycles) characterized by a high prevalence of hypertension (23.4\%). Experimental results demonstrate medical-grade accuracy, yielding a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 5.22 mmHg for Systolic and 3.65 mmHg for Diastolic BP, with Pearson correlation coefficients ($R > 0.97$). These findings confirm that incorporating viscoelastic features significantly enhances robustness against vascular hysteresis.
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spellingShingle From Elastic to Viscoelastic: An EEMD-Enhanced Pulse Transit Time Model for Robust Blood Pressure Estimation
Gu, Boyuan
Yang, Yijin
Cheng, Shuaiqi
Ding, Xiaorong
Human-Computer Interaction
Signal Processing
Cuffless blood pressure (BP) estimation based on Pulse Transit Time (PTT) has emerged as a promising solution for continuous health monitoring. However, conventional models relying on the Moens-Korteweg equation often fail during rapid hemodynamic fluctuations, as they assume arterial walls are purely elastic and neglect inherent viscoelasticity. To address this limitation, we propose a physics-informed framework introducing a viscoelastic compensation mechanism. First, raw photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals undergo high-fidelity reconstruction using Modified Akima (Makima) interpolation. Second, a robust Intersecting Tangent Method is applied for precise pulse foot localization. Crucially, we utilize Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) to isolate high-frequency Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs), defining a ``Viscoelastic Velocity Metric'' to quantify the vascular damping effect ($η\cdot \dotε$) typically ignored by elastic models. The framework was rigorously validated on a challenging subset of the MIMIC-II database (364 subjects, 28,525 cardiac cycles) characterized by a high prevalence of hypertension (23.4\%). Experimental results demonstrate medical-grade accuracy, yielding a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 5.22 mmHg for Systolic and 3.65 mmHg for Diastolic BP, with Pearson correlation coefficients ($R > 0.97$). These findings confirm that incorporating viscoelastic features significantly enhances robustness against vascular hysteresis.
title From Elastic to Viscoelastic: An EEMD-Enhanced Pulse Transit Time Model for Robust Blood Pressure Estimation
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27500