Key result
Higher brachial ankle pulse wave velocity was independently associated with increased pulsatility index of middle cerebral arteries (β = 0.001, p = 0.007) in patients with lacunar infarction.
Population
120 patients with lacunar infarction (LI)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Arterial stiffness may mark higher cerebral pulsatility in lacunar infarction; leaves open causal role in small vessel disease progression.
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
Effect estimate: β = 0.001
p-value: p=0.007
Systemic arterial stiffness, measured by brachial ankle pulse wave velocity, is independently associated with increased pulsatility of cerebral arteries and severity of cerebral small vessel disease in patients with lacunar infarction.
Choi et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Lacunar infarction (n=120). Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (BaPWV) was evaluated on Pulsatile index (PI) of middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) (β = 0.001, p=0.007). Higher brachial ankle pulse wave velocity was independently associated with increased pulsatility index of middle cerebral arteries (β = 0.001, p = 0.007) in patients with lacunar infarction.
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