Usefulness of Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement: Correlation with Abdominal Aortic Calcification.

Abstract

At present, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) can be measured easily and noninvasively. We studied the correlation between aortic damage estimated by baPWV and that determined by measuring the length of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) on X-ray films, which parameter has been significantly associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. baPWV was measured using the form PWV/ankle brachial index (ABI) device in 97 patients free of end-stage renal failure or peripheral arterial disease. baPWV corre- cance has not been fully investigated. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of baPWV in identifying vascular damage. For this purpose, we measured the length of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) on X-ray films, which has been reported to correlate significantly with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (7,8), and correlated this parameter, as well as other clinical and laboratory parameters, with baPWV.

Associations of Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Carotid Atherosclerotic Lesions with Silent Cerebral Lesions

“…Brachial-ankle PWV was reported to have a high correlation with aortic PWV and is therefore considered a good alternative to aortic PWV (39). Recent studies have shown that baPWV is related to IMT, carotid plaque (40,41), calcification of the abdominal aorta (42), systemic vascular damage (43), and metabolic syndrome (44). In terms of its association with cardiovascular outcomes, baPWV was reported to correlate with coronary heart diseases (11), stroke (12), and overall cardiovascular death (13).…”

The association of arterial stiffness and arterial calcification: the Rotterdam Study

“…Other studies have found an association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis. [8][9][10][11] Several explanations for our findings are possible. The presence of atherosclerosis may lead to arterial stiffening.…”

Vascular compliance is secured under angiotensin inhibition in non-diabetic chronic kidney diseases

“…Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an index of arterial stiffness that is one of the characters of atherosclerosis, and considered as a surrogate cardiovascular risk factor. [15][16][17][18][19][20] PWV correlates to various cardiovascular risk factors such as age, blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, homocysteine and vascular calcification. Angiotensin II could elevate arterial stiffness, by increasing arterial thickness either with atheroma, fibrosis or smooth muscle proliferation.…”