Key result
Central aortic pressure improves CV event prediction over peripheral BP in hypertensive patients over 60.
Why the study?
Does central aortic pressure measurement improve prediction of cardiovascular events compared to peripheral blood pressure in hypertensive patients aged >60 years?
Does central aortic pressure measurement improve prediction of cardiovascular events compared to peripheral blood pressure in hypertensive patients aged >60 years?
Central aortic pressure is a better predictor of cardiovascular events than peripheral blood pressure in older hypertensive patients over a short-term follow-up.
May support central aortic pressure for risk prediction in older hypertensives; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
: Central pressure improved prediction of CVD compared to peripheral pressure during a relatively short-term follow up of approximately 2 years at age >60 years.
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Zuo et al. (2018) studied this question. Central aortic pressure improved the prediction of cardiovascular events compared to peripheral blood pressure over a 2-year follow-up in hypertensive patients older than 60 years.
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