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Observational studyJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2015

Arterial Stiffness as a Predictor of Clinical Hypertension.

Xiaoming Zheng, Cheng Jin, Yeqiang Liu, Jing Zhang, Ying Zhu, Shuting Kan, Yuntao Wu, Chunyu Ruan, Liming Lin, Xinchun Yang and 2 more

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Observational study in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Determinants of pulse wave velocity index and potential implementations.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019
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  20. Simple renal cysts are associated with increased arterial stiffness in a Taiwanese population.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoming ZhengDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Cheng JinDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Yeqiang LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Ying ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Shuting KanDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Yuntao WuDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Chunyu RuanDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Liming LinDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Xinchun YangDepartment of Cardiology, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xingquan ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shouling WuDepartment of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan, China.
Kailuan General Hospital · CNNorth China University of Science and Technology · CNBeijing Tian Tan Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between vascular stiffening and blood pressure is likely bidirectional. The present study was designed to examine temporal relationships among vascular stiffness, blood pressure progression, and hypertension. The Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormalities Community study is a community-based, prospective, long-term follow-up observational study. The present investigation is based on the baseline examinations (2010-2011) and the first follow-up measurements (2012-2013) included in the study. A total of 4025 participants were followed for an average of 27 months. Of 2153 participants free of hypertension at the baseline examination, 432 (20.07%) had incident hypertension. The authors observed that brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was an independent predictor of incident hypertension. baPWV during baseline examination was positively associated with higher systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure during the first follow-up examination. baPWV but not blood pressure during baseline examination was associated with baPWV during the first follow-up examination. This study not only provides evidence that baPWV is an independent predictor of blood pressure progression and incident hypertension, but also provides evidence that blood pressure is not associated with baPWV after adjusting for baseline baPWV.

Indexed as

Vascular StiffnessAdultAnkle Brachial IndexChinaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk Factors

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PMID25917107
PMCPMC8032013
OpenAlexW1999117806

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