Aim: to evaluate the data of the central aortic pressure and arterial stiffness during the daily monitoring procedure in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Methods: 79 postmenopausal women (age from 57 to 78) were examined. All patients were divided into two groups: the first group consisted of 36 women with osteoporosis, the second group consisted of 43 women – control group. A daily monitoring of central aortic pressure and arterial stiffness were performed all women by the apparatus BPLab v.3.2.
Results: increase of the mean daily of systolic, diastolic and mean aortic pressure was found out in women with osteoporosis. The main data of arterial stiffness (PWV, ASI, AASI, PPA) were higher in this group of women. The direct correlation between the data of central aortic blood pressure, arterial stiffness and presence of osteoporotic fractures and their number, as well as indicators of absolute ten-year risk of osteoporotic fractures and hip fracture was revealed. Pathological profiles of systolic pressure in aortae were more frequent in patients with osteoporosis. The type of hyperdispers was predominant.
Conclusions: the results obtained may indicate a possible relationship between cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis.