November 1, 2002Journal of Hypertension
Arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women
Why the study?
Does increased aortic pulse wave velocity correlate with cardiovascular risk factors and estimated 10-12-year risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, and death in postmenopausal women?
Population
385 postmenopausal women, aged 50-74 years, sampled from the general population.
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
PWV may mark higher estimated CV risk in postmenopausal women; leaves open its added value for risk stratification.
Structured PICO
Does increased aortic pulse wave velocity correlate with cardiovascular risk factors and estimated 10-12-year risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, and death in postmenopausal women?
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Population
385 postmenopausal women, aged 50-74 years, sampled from the general population.
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Intervention
Assessment of arterial stiffness via aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement using applanation tonometry.
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Outcome
Relationship between aortic PWV and cardiovascular risk factors, as well as estimated 10-12-year absolute risks of stroke, coronary heart disease, and death.surrogate
In postmenopausal women, aortic pulse wave velocity correlates with established cardiovascular risk factors and marks an increased estimated 10-12-year risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, and death.
Cite This Study
Lebrun et al. (2002) studied this question.