Associations between carotid-femoral and heart-femoral pulse wave velocity in older adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is widely used in epidemiological studies to assess central arterial stiffness. However, despite being superior to traditional risk factors in predicting cardiovascular outcomes, cfPWV is not routinely used in clinical practice. cfPWV assessments require applanation of the carotid artery, which can be cumbersome, and individual-level factors, including carotid artery plaque, may confound the measurements. Heart-femoral PWV (hfPWV) may be a suitable alternative measure of central arterial stiffness.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to estimate the strength of the agreement between hfPWV and cfPWV.

Methods

We evaluated 4133 older-aged [75.2 (5.0) years] African-American and white adults in the community-based At

SUBMITTER: Stoner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7415670 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature