Association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular diastolic function: A large population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function has been demonstrated in several studies, but the samples size in those studies was small. This study aims to verify this issue in a large number of study subjects.

Methods

A total of 7,013 consecutive participants (mean age 60.6 years and 43.3% female) who underwent both baPWV and transthoracic echocardiography were retrospectively analyzed. Subjects with significant cardiac structural abnormalities were excluded.

Results

There were significant correlations of baPWV with septal e' velocity (r = - 0.408; P < 0.001), septal E/e' (r = 0.349; P < 0.001), left atrial volume index (LAVI) (r = 0.122; P < 0.001) and maximal velocity of

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606341 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature