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Relationship between brachial ankle pulse wave velocity and carotid artery intima-media thickness in the elderly

Liu Yu

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Objective To investigate the relationship between brachial ankle pulse wave velocity(baPWV) and carotid intima-media thickness(IMT) in the elderly.Methods A total of 450 persons aged 60-89[average(716±6)]years were enrolled, including 234 males and 216 females.All subjects signed the informed consent,and received the measurement of baPWV,IMT, height,body mass,waist circumference,blood pressure,and heart rate.The association of baPWV with IMT and carotid arteriosclerosis was analyzed.Results The age,triglyceride level,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level,pulse pressure,and the number of subjects with carotid arteriosclerosis were significantly higher in subjects with high baPWV than those with low baPWV ones(P0.05).baPWV was positively associated with IMT(r=0.114,P=0.002).Conclusion Carotid IMT is closely associated with high baPWV in the elderly population.baPWV could be a marker for early detection of carotid arteriosclerosis.

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Objective To investigate the relationship between brachial ankle pulse wave velocity(baPWV) and carotid intima-media thickness(IMT) in the elderly.Methods A total of 450 persons aged 60-89[average(716±6)]years were enrolled, including 234 males and 216 females.All subjects signed the informed consent,and received the measurement of baPWV,IMT, height,body mass,waist circumference,blood pressure,and heart rate.The association of baPWV with IMT and carotid arteriosclerosis was analyzed.Results The age,triglyceride level,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level,pulse pressure,and the number of subjects with carotid arteriosclerosis were significantly higher in subjects with high baPWV than those with low baPWV ones(P0.05).baPWV was positively associated with IMT(r=0.114,P=0.002).Conclusion Carotid IMT is closely associated with high baPWV in the elderly population.baPWV could be a marker for early detection of carotid arteriosclerosis.

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Objective To investigate the relationship between brachial ankle pulse wave velocity(baPWV) and carotid intima-media thickness(IMT) in the elderly.Methods A total of 450 persons aged 60-89[average(716±6)]years were enrolled, including 234 males and 216 females.All subjects signed the informed consent,and received the measurement of baPWV,IMT, height,body mass,waist circumference,blood pressure,and heart rate.The association of baPWV with IMT and carotid arteriosclerosis was analyzed.Results The age,triglyceride level,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level,pulse pressure,and the number of subjects with carotid arteriosclerosis were significantly higher in subjects with high baPWV than those with low baPWV ones(P0.05).baPWV was positively associated with IMT(r=0.114,P=0.002).Conclusion Carotid IMT is closely associated with high baPWV in the elderly population.baPWV could be a marker for early detection of carotid arteriosclerosis.

Key concepts: Medicine, Pulse wave velocity, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Waist, Arteriosclerosis, Blood pressure, Intima-media thickness

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