ArticleJournal of hypertension2020
Associations between carotid-femoral and heart-femoral pulse wave velocity in older adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study.
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- Aortic-Femoral Stiffness Gradient and Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2024Article
- Association of Segment-Specific Pulse Wave Velocity With Vascular Calcification: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
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- Protocol for a study on Sitting with Interruption and Whole-Body Cardiovascular Health (SWITCH) in middle-aged adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Immunostimulatory effects of a subcritical water extract ofBiomedical reports · 2023Article
- Association of arterial stiffness with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the diabetic population: A national cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Utility of Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity for Tracking the Arterial Response to Prolonged Sitting.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- Associations between estimated and measured carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in older Black and White adults: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.The journal of cardiovascular aging · 2022Article
- A Primer on Repeated Sitting Exposure and the Cardiovascular System: Considerations for Study Design, Analysis, Interpretation, and Translation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Acute Changes in Carotid-Femoral Pulse-Wave Velocity Are Tracked by Heart-Femoral Pulse-Wave Velocity.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is widely used in epidemiological studies to assess central arterial stiffness. However, despite being superior to traditional risk factors in predicting cardiovascular outcomes, cfPWV is not routinely used in clinical practice. cfPWV assessments require applanation of the carotid artery, which can be cumbersome, and individual-level factors, including carotid artery plaque, may confound the measurements. Heart-femoral PWV (hfPWV) may be a suitable alternative measure of central arterial stiffness.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to estimate the strength of the agreement between hfPWV and cfPWV.
methodsWe evaluated 4133 older-aged [75.2 (5.0) years] African-American and white adults in the community-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. cfPWV and hfPWV were measured using an automated cardiovascular screening device. Agreement between the two measurements was determined using Pearson's correlation coefficient (r), standard error of estimate (SEE) and Bland-Altman analysis.
resultsThere was a strong (r > 0.7) agreement between hfPWV and cfPWV (r = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.82-0.84). Although the mean cfPWV [11.5 m/s (SD: 3.0)] and hfPWV [11.5 m/s (SD: 2.3)] were comparable, the SEE was 1.7 m/s. Inspection of the Bland-Altman plot revealed greater variability and bias for higher PWV values, with higher PWV further away from the regression line. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest good agreement between hfPWV and cfPWV. hfPWV is a simpler alternative to cfPWV that is less likely to be confounded by individual-level factors. Considering the greater variability for higher PWV values, further work is warranted to determine the importance of local artery mechanics to both measures.
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