Why the study?
Is the presence of carotid plaques or increased CCA-IMT associated with increased aortic stiffness (PWV) in hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects?
Population
564 subjects undergoing free health examinations, mean age 58.2 +/- 10.8 years, 31.9% women, 53.2%…
Comparison
Presence of carotid plaques and increased common… vs Absence of carotid plaques and lower CCA-IMT
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Carotid plaques were associated with higher PWV independent of IMT; leaves open differential links to stiffness and need for prospective validation.
Is the presence of carotid plaques or increased CCA-IMT associated with increased aortic stiffness (PWV) in hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects?
Carotid plaques, but not common carotid intima-media thickness, are independently associated with aortic stiffness, suggesting a differential relationship between atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness.
Zureik et al. (2002) studied this question.
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