Why the study?
Is central blood pressure associated with left ventricular mass in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
Patients with type 2 diabetes
Comparison
Central blood pressure assessment vs Peripheral (brachial) blood pressure assessment
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Central PP may better track LV mass than peripheral measures in T2D; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.
Is central blood pressure associated with left ventricular mass in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Central pulse pressure, rather than peripheral pulse pressure, is independently associated with left ventricular mass in patients with type 2 diabetes, highlighting the importance of central hemodynamics in myocardial remodeling.
Sharman et al. (2005) studied this question.
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