Key result
Increased arterial stiffness and central aortic pressure serve as independent predictors of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with arterial hypertension.
Why the study?
Does the evaluation of central aortic pressure and arterial stiffness improve risk stratification for cardiovascular complications in patients with arterial hypertension?
Does the evaluation of central aortic pressure and arterial stiffness improve risk stratification for cardiovascular complications in patients with arterial hypertension?
Arterial stiffness and central aortic pressure are important independent predictors of cardiovascular risk in patients with arterial hypertension, offering additional opportunities for risk stratification.
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May enhance risk stratification in hypertension; leaves open whether targeting stiffness improves outcomes.
The study of the role of central aortic pressure and vascular rigidity in the patients with arte- rial hypertension is an exciting prospect both from scientific and practical points of view. In the survey presented, the mechanisms of the increased arterial stiffness in the patients with arterial hypertension and the clinical data on the evaluation of the interaction between central aortic pressure and the risk of complications in cardiovascular pathology are considered. The evaluation of central blood pressure offers new challenges and additional opportunities for risk stratification for development of cardiovascular complications in young and middle-aged patients, as well as for the evaluation of the effectiveness of antihypertensive drugs.
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Knyazkova et al. (2017) conducted a review in Arterial hypertension. Arterial stiffness and central aortic pressure was evaluated. Increased arterial stiffness and central aortic pressure serve as independent predictors of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with arterial hypertension.
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