Does Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (APWV) predict cardiovascular outcomes above and beyond traditional risk factors in a general population?
Aortic pulse wave velocity provides incremental prognostic value for cardiovascular outcomes beyond traditional risk factors.
In a general Danish population, APWV predicted a composite of cardiovascular outcomes above and beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including 24-hour MAP.
Hansen et al. (Mon,) studied this question.