Why the study?
Is augmentation index a reliable measure of arterial stiffness compared to pulse wave velocity in patients with diabetes?
Population
132 individuals, comprising 66 people with diabetes and 66 age-matched non-diabetic controls.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Augmentation index may underestimate arterial stiffness in diabetes; leaves open its comparative utility versus PWVcf.
Is augmentation index a reliable measure of arterial stiffness compared to pulse wave velocity in patients with diabetes?
Augmentation index is not a reliable measure of arterial stiffness in patients with diabetes, as it does not correlate with the increased pulse wave velocity observed in this population.
Lacy et al. (2004) studied this question.
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