Why the study?
Arterial stiffness may hold promise in refining risk assessment strategies and guiding therapeutic interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with primary aldosteronism.
Is brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with primary aldosteronism?
Population
830 patients with primary aldosteronism
Comparison
Correlation between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and MACEs
Design
Primary prevention cohort study
Follow-up
Median 5.8 years
Authors
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May support baPWV for MACE risk stratification in primary aldosteronism; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Is brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with primary aldosteronism?
In patients with primary aldosteronism, higher arterial stiffness measured by baPWV is an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events, and its addition improves risk stratification beyond the Framingham risk score.
Wu et al. (2024) studied this question.
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