Indices of Pulse Wave Analysis Are Better Predictors of Left Ventricular Mass Reduction Than Cuff Pressure

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 378 - 384
• Main Authors: Hashimoto, Junichiro, Imai, Yutaka, O’Rourke, Michael F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2007; Oxford University Press; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; antihypertensive therapy; Aorta - physiopathology; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; augmentation index; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Carotid Arteries - physiopathology; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Female; Femoral Artery - physiopathology; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - physiopathology; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Left ventricular mass; Male; Manometry - instrumentation; Manometry - methods; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Oscillometry - instrumentation; Oscillometry - methods; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; pulse wave; Stroke Volume - physiology; Ventricular Remodeling - physiology; wave reflection; Left ventricular mass; antihypertensive therapy; wave reflection; augmentation index; pulse wave; Hypertension; Treatment; Antihypertensive agent; Cardiovascular disease; Left ventricle

Studies have required large numbers of patients to associate regression of left ventricular (LV) mass with a decrease in brachial cuff blood pressure (BP) in the treatment of hypertension. Hence, we prospectively examined potential superiority of pulse wave analysis over conventional BP measurement...