Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease : Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure
Joint Authors
Olascoaga, Alicia
Bia, Daniel
Zócalo, Yanina
Lluberas, Ricardo
Farro, Ignacio
Florio, Lucía
Alallón, Walter
Farro, Federico
Torrado, Juan
Armentano, Ricardo L.
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has emerged as the gold standard for non-invasive evaluation of aortic stiffness; absence of standardized methodologies of study and lack of normal and reference values have limited a wider clinical implementation.
This work was carried out in a Uruguayan (South American) population in order to characterize normal, reference, and threshold levels of PWV considering normal age-related changes in PWV and the prevailing blood pressure level during the study.
A conservative approach was used, and we excluded symptomatic subjects; subjects with history of cardiovascular (CV) disease, diabetes mellitus or renal failure; subjects with traditional CV risk factors (other than age and gender); asymptomatic subjects with atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries; patients taking anti-hypertensives or lipid-lowering medications.
The included subjects (n=429) were categorized according to the age decade and the blood pressure levels (at study time).
All subjects represented the “reference population”; the group of subjects with optimal/normal blood pressures levels at study time represented the “normal population.” Results.
Normal and reference PWV levels were obtained.
Differences in PWV levels and aging-associated changes were obtained.
The obtained data could be used to define vascular aging and abnormal or disease-related arterial changes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Farro, Ignacio& Bia, Daniel& Zócalo, Yanina& Torrado, Juan& Farro, Federico& Florio, Lucía…[et al.]. 2012. Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease : Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Farro, Ignacio…[et al.]. Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease : Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Farro, Ignacio& Bia, Daniel& Zócalo, Yanina& Torrado, Juan& Farro, Federico& Florio, Lucía…[et al.]. Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease : Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure. International Journal of Hypertension. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451403