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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
卷 21, 期 11, 页码 1194-1202出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.277
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BACKGROUND Increased arterial stiffness and early wave reflections have been observed inpatients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (Hi We investigated, whether impaired arterial function is associated with impaired systolic and diastolic function and symptomatic status. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 336 patients (mean age 63.5 years) undergoing coronary angiography, and assessed pulse wave velocity (PWV) invasively, arterial wave reflections (augmentation index (AIx); pressure augmentation (AP)) noninvasively using radial applanation tonometry and a validated transfer function, and characteristic impedance (Zc) using echocardiography with tonometry. In addition, echocardiography including tissue Doppler of the mitral annulus was performed. RESULTS Peak systolic velocity (S') varied inversely with AIx (R = -0.38, P < 0.001), AP (R = -0.48, P < 0.0001), PWV (R = -0.39, P < 0.001), and Zc (R = -0.29, P < 0.01). Likewise, early diastolic velocity (E') showed a strong, negative correlation with AP (R = -0.32, P < 0.01), PWV (R = -0.64, P < 0.0001), and Zc (R = -0.50, P < 0.0001). Higher filling pressures were associated with increased wave reflections (AIx, AP) and arterial stiffness (PWV, Zc). All associations were independent of age and gender. Patients suffering from exertional dyspnea had increased AIx, AP, and PWV. CONCLUSIONS In middle-aged and elderly patients, increased arterial stiffness and wave reflections are consistently and independently associated with impaired systolic and diastolic function and with functional limitations. Am J Hypertens 2008;21:1194-1202 (C) 2008 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.
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