Does adding carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity to traditional cardiovascular risk factors improve the prediction of first cardiovascular events in individuals with moderate blood pressure?
Adding cfPWV to traditional cardiovascular risk factors improves risk stratification for first cardiovascular events in patients with moderate blood pressure, potentially guiding antihypertensive treatment initiation.
Adding cfPWV to traditional CV risk factors may improve the prediction and classification of first CV events in individuals with moderate BP. Additional screening with cfPWV could enhance risk stratification for antihypertensive treatment initiations.
Pavey et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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