MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : ballistocardiographies;
MeSH annotation : /drug eff /rad eff permitted; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: BALLISTOCARDIOGR;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistocardiography;
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.