Association of Pressure Wave Reflections With Left Ventricular Mass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lazaros K YofogluFotios KarachaliasMarios K GeorgakisChristos TountasAntonios A ArgyrisYi ZhangTheodoros G PapaioannouJacques BlacherThomas WeberCharalambos VlachopoulosMichel SafarAthanasios D ProtogerouPublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2022)
A clinically meaningful association between PWRs and left ventricular mass, assessed at either central or peripheral arterial sites by most available methods was shown, suggesting that PWR reduction strategies might be useful. Based on the present evidence, such trials should target middle-aged populations with high normal heart rate.