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Relation of arterial pressure waveform to left ventricular and carotid anatomy in normotensive subjects
- Source :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22:1873-1880
- Publication Year :
- 1993
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1993.
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Abstract
- Objectives. The purpose of this was to examine the relation of the arterial pressure waveform to left ventricular and carotid structure. Background. The pressure waveform in the central arteries is affected by reflection of the pressure wave from the periphery. When reflected waves merge with the incident wave during systole, a late systolic peak and increment in systolic blood pressure are observed. The consequent increase in hemodynamic load may stimulate left ventricular and vascular adaptive changes. Methods. Sixty-seven normotensive adults were studied by noninvasive techniques. Anatomy and function of the left ventricle and carotid artery were investigated by ultrasonography. Pressure waveforms were recorded by an external tonometer applied to the carotid artery, and waveform shape was expressed by the augmentation index, calculated from the difference between the maximal systolic pressure and that at the infection between early and late systolic pressure peaks divided by the pulse pressure. Subjects were assigned to groups with a dominant early (group 1, augmentation index ≤0) or dominant late systolic peak(group 2, augmentation index >0). Results.Left ventricular mass index was significantly higher in group 2 than in group1, a difference that persisted after controlling for the confounding effects of gender, age and blood pressure. Carotid wall thickness and regional arterial stiffness were significantly increased in group 2, but differences disappeared in the analysis of covariance for age. Conclusions. Left ventricular and carotid artery structure are related to the shape of the central waveform. Although the increase in left ventricular mass seen in subjects with a dominant late systolic peak pressure appears to be directly to the shape of the pressure waveform, changes in the structural and physical properties of the carotid artery to be more closely related to the aging process.
- Subjects :
- Male
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty
Hemodynamics
Blood Pressure
Ventricular Function, Left
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Systole
business.industry
Anatomy
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Myocardial Contraction
Pulse pressure
Carotid Arteries
Blood pressure
medicine.anatomical_structure
Echocardiography
Arterial stiffness
Cardiology
Ventricular pressure
Female
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
Carotid artery structure
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Artery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07351097
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1bb0fb2f4cfa72307709f40bd1005f05
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(93)90772-s