The changes and impact factors of carotid-femoral and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity in patients with essential hypertension / 中华心血管病杂志
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
; (12): 1088-1091, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the changes of carotid-femoral and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity in patients with essential hypertension, and effects of age and levels blood pressure levels on these changes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Automatic pulse wave velocity (PWV) measuring system was applied to examine carotid-femoral PWV (CFPWV) and carotid-radial PWV (CRPWV) as the parameters reflecting central elastic large arterial and peripheral muscular medium-sized arterial elasticity respectively. 517 hypertensive patients aged 17-82 years (272 males and 245 females, mean age 52.0 +/- 13.0 years) and 118 healthy subjects aged 19-82 years (52 males and 66 females, mean age 54.2 +/- 13.8 years) were recruited in the study.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CFPWV increased with age in both groups (P < 0.001), whereas CRPWV did not change significantly. CFPWV and CRPWV both increased with blood pressure. A stepwise multiple regression analysis demonstrated that age and systolic blood pressure were positively related to CFPWV independently, while diastolic blood pressure was significantly associated with CRPWV.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Age and components of blood pressure exert different effects on elasticity of central elastic large artery and peripheral muscular medium-sized artery. Examining the change of large arterial elasticity has important clinical value in hypertensive patients.</p>
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Main subject:
Pulse
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Blood Flow Velocity
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Blood Pressure
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Carotid Arteries
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Case-Control Studies
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Radial Artery
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Elasticity
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Femoral Artery
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Heart Rate
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article