Pulse Wave Velocities Derived From Cuff Ambulatory Pulse Wave Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We investigated the relationship of ambulatory brachial cuff-based oscillometric PWV (oPWV) to 2 known correlates: age and brachial systolic blood pressure (SBP). In 234 participants in the Masked Hypertension Study, we analyzed 7284 validated hourly ambulatory SBP and oPWV readings using the Mobil-O-Graph monitor, which uses a proprietary pulse wave analysis algorithm to determine oPWV. Carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) was also measured. Mixed linear models were developed to estimate oPWV from age and ambulatory SBP. Participants were 34% male, with mean (SD) age 52.8 (9.9) years, SBP 123.8 (18.4) mm Hg, and oPWV 7.6 (1.3) m/s and cfPWV of 7.7 (1.7) m/s. The rel

SUBMITTER: Schwartz JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679929 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature