Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity predicts all-cause mortality in the general population: findings from the Takashima study, Japan

• Published in: Hypertension research Vol. 33; no. 9; pp. 922 - 925
• Main Authors: Turin, Tanvir Chowdhury, Kita, Yoshikuni, Rumana, Nahid, Takashima, Naoyuki, Kadota, Aya, Matsui, Kenji, Sugihara, Hideki, Morita, Yutaka, Nakamura, Yasuyuki, Miura, Katsuyuki, Ueshima, Hirotsugu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Ankle Brachial Index; Blood Flow Velocity; Female; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Pulsatile Flow - physiology; Japan

Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a relatively new non-invasive measure of arterial stiffness obtained using an automated system. We assessed the relationship between baPWV and 6.5-year overall mortality from the Takashima cohort study. The baPWV was measured in 2642 participants at base...