Why the study?
Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of death, and the added value of the aortic pulse wave velocity index in predicting CHD risk required evaluation.
Does the aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) index improve the prediction and diagnosis of coronary heart disease?
Population
530 patients including 99 CHD, 338 non-CHD, and 93 nonhypertensive, nondiabetic, and non-CHD subjects
Comparison
PWV index vs clinical determinants and common risk factors
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Adding PWV index improved CHD risk prediction in this cohort; leaves open prospective validation for clinical risk stratification.
Does the aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) index improve the prediction and diagnosis of coronary heart disease?
The aortic pulse wave velocity index provides added value to traditional clinical determinants in predicting coronary heart disease risk, significantly increasing diagnostic specificity.
Vallée et al. (2019) studied this question.
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