Why the study?
Is pressure-corrected aortic distensibility measurement using pulse-wave-velocity Doppler ultrasound a reproducible method for assessing aortic compliance in healthy volunteers?
Population
66 normal, healthy volunteers
Design
Other
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Should not yet change clinical practice; leaves open validation as a surrogate for coronary risk in prospective studies.
Is pressure-corrected aortic distensibility measurement using pulse-wave-velocity Doppler ultrasound a reproducible method for assessing aortic compliance in healthy volunteers?
Pressure-corrected aortic distensibility measured via Doppler ultrasound is proposed as a non-invasive tool for assessing arterial compliance and potentially serving as a surrogate estimate of coronary heart disease risk.
Lehmann et al. (1993) studied this question.
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