Key result
Higher arterial stiffness links to lower acute gain after PCI in hypertensive patients.
Why the study?
Increased arterial stiffness is an established cardiovascular risk factor, but its effect on the performance of PCI remains poorly understood.
Does arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity affect acute gain and late loss after PCI in patients with and without hypertension?
Observational (n=242)
Does arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity affect acute gain and late loss after PCI in patients with and without hypertension?
Increased arterial stiffness is associated with reduced acute gain after PCI with drug-eluting stents specifically in hypertensive patients.
Arterial stiffness should not yet guide PCI decisions in hypertension; leaves open whether PWV affects stent deployment outcomes.
Objective: Increased arterial stiffness is an accepted cardiovascular risk factor. However, the effect of arterial stiffness on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not well known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) on acute gain and late loss after PCI according to hypertension status Design and method: Data from 242 consecutive patients who underwent PCI using drug eluting stents and pulse wave velocity study were analyzed. Results: There was negative relation between PWV and acute gain (correlation coefficient = -0.163; p=0.034) in hypertensive patients. However, there was no relation between PWV and acute gain (correlation coefficient =-0.039; p=0.744) in non-hypertensive patients. Conclusions: Increased arterial stiffness is unfavorable for acute gain of the patients undergoing PCI in hypertensive patients. However, this is not prognostic factor in non-hypertensive patients.
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Jae Bin Seo (2026) conducted an observational in Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (n=242). Arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity) was evaluated on Acute gain after PCI (correlation coefficient -0.163, p=0.034). Increased arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity was negatively correlated with acute gain after PCI in hypertensive patients (r=-0.163, p=0.034), but not in non-hypertensive patients.
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