Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity as Adjunct Risk Marker for Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Prospective Study

CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that aortic stiffness predicted major adverse cardiovascular events in a cohort of elderly individuals, improving the performance of a widely used cardiovascular disease risk estimator. Aortic pulse wave velocity measurement is scalable, radiation-free, and easy to perform. Further studies on its applicability in cardiovascular disease risk assessment in primary care settings are needed.PMID:35139665 | DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17589

Source: Atherosclerosis - February 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Carlos A Valencia-Hern ández Joni V Lindbohm Martin J Shipley Ian B Wilkinson Carmel M McEniery Sara Ahmadi-Abhari Archana Singh-Manoux Mika Kivimaki Eric J Brunner Source Type: research