Oscillometrically Measured Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Reveals Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Middle-Aged, Apparently Healthy Population.

Renáta Marietta BöcskeiBéla BenczúrVeronika MüllerAndras BikovAndrea SzékelyThomas KahanZsófia LenkeyRóbert HusznaiAttila CzirakiMiklós Illyés

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

PWVao measured by the Arteriograph proved to be an independent marker of ACA. Our study may reveal high CV risk, detected as increased PWVao, which according to our study is related in a very high probability to asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis in apparently healthy, young, and middle-aged subjects.

Keyphrases

middle aged
cardiovascular disease
heart failure
healthcare
gene expression
aortic valve
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation