Determinants and prognostic relevance of aortic stiffness in patients with recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT: The association between aortic stiffness, cardiovascular risk factors and prognosis in patients with recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is poorly understood. We analyzed the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and arterial stiffening and assessed its prognostic significance in patients with recent STEMI. We prospectively enrolled 408 consecutive patients who sustained a first STEMI and underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), the most widely used measure of aortic stiffness, was determined by the transit-time method using velocity-encoded, phase-contrast cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Patient characteristics were acquired at baseline and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) were asses

SUBMITTER: Lechner I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature