Key result
Intake of a high-calorie meal and smoking caused significant changes in pulse-wave analysis and pulse-wave velocity parameters, with observed inter-arm differences.
Why the study?
Do eating and smoking influence pulse-wave analysis and pulse-wave velocity measurements in healthy subjects?
Cross-Sectional (n=23)
Do eating and smoking influence pulse-wave analysis and pulse-wave velocity measurements in healthy subjects?
Pulse-wave measurements by applanation tonometry should be standardized to the same arm during fasting and smoking abstinence due to significant physiological variations.
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Meal and smoking may confound pulse-wave measurements; hypothesis-generating for standardized protocols pending prospective confirmation.
Frimodt‐Møller et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=23). High-calorie meal and smoking vs. Fasting state and before smoking was evaluated on Changes in pulse-wave analysis (PWA) and pulse-wave velocity (PWV) parameters. Intake of a high-calorie meal and smoking caused significant changes in pulse-wave analysis and pulse-wave velocity parameters, with observed inter-arm differences.
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