Response to Brachial Pulse Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk

Brachial pulse pressure and cardiovascular risk.

Brachial Pulse Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk To the Editor: The study by Mosley et al1 shows in a large population that, in the predictive value of cardiovascular (CV) risk, pulse pressure (PP) is less effective than systolic (SBP) or diastolic blood pressure (BP). This finding supports the usual approach of major current guidelines but also raises major questions related to SBP and PP (here...

Pulse pressure amplification and risk of cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND Whether pulse pressure amplification (PPA) relates to established markers of cardiovascular risk is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between PPA and cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular risk in a population-based sample of 40- to 80-year old men. METHODS A cross-sectional, single-center study was performed in 400 men aged 40-80 years....

Pulse Pressure in Clinical Practice CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS | ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Pulse pressure (PP) is defined as the difference between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Physiologically, both pressures increase throughout life due to the increase of stroke volume and/or peripheral vascular resistance (PVR). In the sixth decade of age, the PP increases with increasing SBP and decreasing DBP due to an increase of arterial stiffness [1]. The P...

Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and the Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease

Pulse pressure and aortic pulse wave are markers of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive populations.

BACKGROUND Pulse pressure (PP) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) are significant markers of cardiovascular risk, but a similar role for central wave reflections has never been investigated. PROCEDURES To determine the factors influencing PP, PWV, and carotid wave reflections, a cohort of 1087 patients with essential hypertension either treated or untreated was studied cross-sectionally. At...