Does elevated aortic pulse wave velocity predict cardiovascular mortality, CHD, and stroke in generally healthy, community-dwelling older adults?
Elevated aortic pulse wave velocity serves as a predictive marker for cardiovascular mortality, CHD, and stroke in healthy older adults.
Among generally healthy, community-dwelling older adults, aPWV, a marker of arterial stiffness, is associated with higher CV mortality, CHD, and stroke.
Sutton-Tyrrell et al. (2005) studied this question.