Association between measurements of arterial stiffness and target organ damage in a general Spanish population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known about the relationship between arterial stiffness and cardiovascular target organ damage (TOD) in the general population. The aim was to analyse the relationship between different measurements of arterial stiffness and TOD, in a general Spanish population without a history of cardiovascular event.

Materials and methods

Transversal descriptive study. Through stratified random sampling, a total of 501 individuals were included. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) was measured using a SphygmoCor System^®, the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) was determined with aVasera VS-1500^® and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV)was calculated through a validated equation.

Results

The average age was 55.84 ± 14.26.T

SUBMITTER: Alonso-Dominguez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877984 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature