Indirect 24-hour blood pressure arterial stiffness indexes and pulse wave velocity: insights from an individual patient data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indirect estimates of pulse wave velocity (PWV) have been proposed as a feasible alternative for PWV assessment in clinical practice; however, their validity and clinical applicability remain uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between indirect measures of arterial stiffness and directly measured PWV to determine their potential utility in clinical settings.

Methods

In this multicentre, international study, data from 4,206 individuals from Brazil, Greece, Korea, and Australia were analysed. The relationships between estimated PWV (ePWV), 24-hour (24h)-pulse pressure (PP), Early Vascular Aging Ambulatory Score (EVAAS), and carotid-femoral (cf-PWV) and/or brachial-ankle (ba-PWV) PWV were assessed through correlation and multivariate linear regr

SUBMITTER: Kakaletsis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682403 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature