Establishing reference values for central blood pressure and its amplification in a general healthy population and according to cardiovascular risk factors

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 35; no. 44; pp. 3122 - 3133
• Main Authors: Herbert, Annie, Cruickshank, John Kennedy, Laurent, Stéphane, Boutouyrie, Pierre, Cunha, Pedro, Cotter, Jorge, Sousa, Nuno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 21.11.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aorta; Arteries; Arteriosclerosis; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Determination; Blood Pressure Determination - methods; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Central pressure; Ciências Médicas; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Medicina Básica; Middle Aged; Pulse; Reference Values; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Systole; Systole - physiology; Young Adult; Central pressure; Arteriosclerosis; Humans; Pulse; Adult; Aorta; Aged; Blood pressure; Arteries
• ISSN: 0195-668X; 1522-9645; 1522-9645
• DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu293

Estimated central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and amplification (Brachial SBP-cSBP) are non-invasive measures potentially prognostic of cardiovascular (CV) disease. No worldwide, multiple-device reference values are available. We aimed to establish reference values for a worldwide general population standardizing between the different available methods of measurement. How these values were significantly altered by cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) was then investigated. AtCor Medical via an unrestricted grant