Agreement between carotid and radial augmentation index: Does medication status affect the relation?☆

124 Japanese adults, comprising 46 hypertensive patients taking blood pressure lowering medications (mean age 62 ± 9 years) and 78 age-matched healthy controls (mean age 60 ± 9 years). All subjects had no apparent overt cardiovascular disease other than hypertension.

Measurement of radial augmentation index (AI) using arterial applanation tonometry

Measurement of carotid augmentation index (AI) using arterial applanation tonometry

Agreement and correlation between carotid and radial augmentation indexsurrogate