Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity as a Marker of Atherosclerotic Vascular Damage and Cardiovascular Risk

Abstract

The measurement of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is simple and applicable for general population studies. The present study was conducted to evaluate the applicability of baPWV for screening cardio-

The influence of obesity and metabolic risk variables on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in healthy adolescents

“…In population studies, there are several noninvasive ways to assess atherosclerotic vascular damage. 15,16,20,21 PWV is one of the functional markers of vascular wall changes and mainly related to arterial elastic properties. 22 PWV is generally measured between the carotid and femoral arteries (carotid-femoral PWV).…”

“…14 In recent years, brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) has been utilized as a simple, convenient and automatic method of measuring PWV, and it is considered useful for screening arterial stiffness in primary care settings and in large populations. 15,16 Therefore, baPWV measurement may be suitable for the assessment of arterial wall properties in adolescents, although few studies have been conducted in this generation. [17][18][19] The purpose of this study was to determine whether baPWV is affected by obesity and its associated metabolic abnormalities and whether baPWV is applicable to the investigation of the early progression of arterial stiffness in healthy adolescents.…”

Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as a risk stratification index for the short-term prognosis of type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease

“…Its validity, reproducibility and high correlation with aortic PWV obtained by a catheter tip manometer have been previously reported. 17 Values of baPWV have been found to correlate with carotid-femoral PWV values 18 and have also been shown to be significantly associated with the presence and extent of atherosclerotic vascular diseases, 19,20 cardiovascular risk factors in healthy adolescents, 21 microalbuminuria and QT interval prolongation in general subjects, 22,23 and cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure 24 and acute coronary syndrome. 25 Moreover, baPWV has been found to be a marker of the efficacy of therapies intended to achieve regression of arterial stiffness.…”

Association between brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity and 3-year mortality in community-dwelling older adults

“…7 Brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) can be measured with a simple and noninvasive device that estimates arterial stiffness. Cross-sectional studies have reported an association between high baPWV and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, 11,12 presence of coronary artery disease in male patients, 13 presence of cerebrovascular disease in asymptomatic community-dwelling older persons 14 and in hypertensive patients aged 50 years or older. 15 However, there have been few longitudinal reports about the relationship between baPWV and mortality.…”