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Volume 25, Issue Supplement 1, December 2019, Pages S51 - S51

P9 Repeatability and Predictors of a Potentially Blood Pressure-Independent Parameter of Arterial Stiffness

Authors
Mark Butlin1, James Cox1, Bart Spronck2, Isabella Tan1, Alberto Avolio3, *
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
2School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
3Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
*Corresponding author. Email: alberto.avolio@mq.edu.au
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Alberto Avolio
Available Online 15 February 2020.
DOI
10.2991/artres.k.191224.044How to use a DOI?
Abstract

Background: Arterial stiffness (e.g., as measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV)) changes acutely with blood pressure (BP). High cfPWV at high BP could be due to structural arterial changes or acute BP effects. Various parameters have been proposed as BP-independent parameters of arterial stiffness. These rely on assumptions to simplify theoretical calculations. This study evaluates a parameter quantifying BP dependency of cfPWV through BP manipulation, avoiding assumptions and mathematical derivations.

Methods: Brachial BP and cfPWV (SphygmoCor XCEL, AtCor Medical, Australia) were assessed in seated and supine position. The postural change invokes a systemic and hydrostatic BP change, thus changing cfPWV. ΔcfPWV/ΔBP was calculated. Repeatability was assessed in 25 participants (28 ± 11 years (mean ± SD), 52% female) across two visits on separate days. Cross-sectional correlation with age, gender, height, weight, seated BP, and supine cfPWV was assessed by stepwise linear regression across 135 participants (49 ± 23 years, 48% female).

Results: Mean ΔcfPWV/ΔBP was 0.061 ± 0.025 m/s/mmHg. Repeatability showed a between-measurement difference of 0.005 ± 0.028 m/s/mmHg (8.2% error on mean). ΔcfPWV/ΔBP was cross-sectionally correlated with seated diastolic BP (standardised β = –0.506, p < 0.001), systolic BP (β = 0.503, p < 0.001), weight (β = –0.220, p = 0.006), and heart rate (β = 0.178, p = 0.039) (model p < 0.05, r2 = 0.264).

Conclusion: ΔcfPWV/ΔBP showed fair repeatability. Notwithstanding accounting for BP, it correlated with typical long-term modifiers of arterial stiffness such as chronic elevated BP and weight. Further studies are required to validate if dividing ΔcfPWV by ΔBP, following acute intervention, creates an acceptable BP-independent arterial stiffness variable before the parameter is investigated for cardiovascular risk prediction to evaluate its clinical utility.

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Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
25 - Supplement 1
Pages
S51 - S51
Publication Date
2020/02/15
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.2991/artres.k.191224.044How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2019 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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