November 19, 2008Cardiology

Increased Pulse Wave Velocity and Shortened Pulse Wave Transmission Time in Hypertension and Aging

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Why the study?

Does hypertension and aging affect pulse wave velocity and pulse transmission time?

Population

109 subjects total, comprising 29 patients with hypertension, 36 normal subjects with the same age range…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MHMasahiro HasegawaMie University KNKeiichi NagaoTokyo Institute of Technology YKYasuhiro KinoshitaTokyo Institute of Technology

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Implication

Supports PWV as a vascular stiffness marker in hypertension; leaves open its prognostic utility pending longitudinal validation.

Structured PICO

Does hypertension and aging affect pulse wave velocity and pulse transmission time?

Population

109 subjects total, comprising 29 patients with hypertension (aged 37-73 years), 36 normal subjects with the same age range (37-73 years), and 44 normal subjects aged 18-35 years.

Comparator

Normal subjects (both age-matched and younger cohorts)

Outcome

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse transmission time (PTT)surrogate

Pulse wave velocity increases significantly with both age and hypertension, highlighting its potential utility as a noninvasive marker for evaluating atherosclerosis risk.

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Hasegawa et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e54088129fc77b4b29c2f https://doi.org/10.1159/000177321

Topics

Hypertension management

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Increased Pulse Wave Velocity and Shortened Pulse Wave Transmission Time in Hypertension and Aging

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Increased Pulse Wave Velocity and Shortened Pulse Wave Transmission Time in Hypertension and Aging

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