biostudies-literatureUnknown8(16)Lee SJBackground Arterial stiffness predicts both cardiovascular events and incident hypertension. However, whether brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is predictive of incident hypertension based on the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) High Blood Pressure Guidelines has not been established. We performed a large cohort study to investigate whether incident hypertension could be predicted from baPWV measurements as a measure of arterial stiffness, even when applying updated hypertension criteria. Methods and Results A total of 10 360 Korean adults who underwent baPWV examination during a health-screening program between 2010 and 2016 were enrolled. Hypertension was defined according to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines as 130/80 mm Hg. Cox proportional haJournal of the American Heart Associatione013019https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6759909biostudies-literatureRelationship Between Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Incident Hypertension According to 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guidelines.PMC6759909Avolio ASung KCLee SJSeo DCKim BSKang JHLee MYfalseRelationship Between Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Incident Hypertension According to 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guidelines.Background Arterial stiffness predicts both cardiovascular events and incident hypertension. However, whether brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is predictive of incident hypertension based on the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) High Blood Pressure Guidelines has not been established. We performed a large cohort study to investigate whether incident hypertension could be predicted from baPWV measurements as a measure of arterial stiffness, even when applying updated hypertension criteria. Methods and Results A total of 10 360 Korean adults who underwent baPWV examination during a health-screening program between 2010 and 2016 were enrolled. Hypertension was defined according to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines as 130/80 mm Hg. Cox proportional ha2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Aug2025-04-04T07:52:25.743Z2019-10-11T07:10:46ZS-EPMC67599093141274610.1161/JAHA.119.013019