The impact of bilateral brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity difference on cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to investigate the association between an elevated bilateral pulse wave velocity difference (BPWVD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and all-cause mortality.

Methods

This study included a total of 38,356 participants. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to assess the association between high BPWVD and the increased risk of CVDs and all-cause mortality by calculating hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals.

Results

A total of 1,213 cases of CVDs were identified over a mean duration of 6.19 years, including 886 cases of cerebral infarction (CI), 105 cases of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and 222 cases of myocardial infarction (MI), along with 1,182 cases of all-cause mortality. The median BPWVD was 42 cm/

SUBMITTER: Zheng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10588177 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature