STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL VASCULAR CHANGES IN HIGH NORMAL ARTERIAL PRESSURE

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
P. Nikolov

The PURPUSE of the present study is changes in function and structure of large arteries in individuals with High Normal Arterial Pressure (HNAP) to be established. MATERIAL and METHODS: Structural and functional changes in the large arteries were investigated in 80 individuals with HNAP and in 45 with optimal arterial pressure (OAP). In terms of arterial stiffness, pulse wave velocity (PWV), augmentation index (AI), central aortic pressure (CAP), pulse pressure (PP) were followed up in HNAP group. Intima media thickness (IMT), flow-induced vasodilatation (FMD), ankle-brachial index (ABI) were also studied. RESULTS: Significantly increased values of pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, central aortic pressure, pulse pressure are reported in the HNAP group. In terms of IMT and ABI, being in the reference interval, there is no significant difference between HNAP and OAP groups. The calculated cardiovascular risk (CVR) in both groups is low. CONCLUSION: Significantly higher values of pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, central aortic pressure and pulse pressure in the HNAP group are reported.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Ivanova ◽  
Elena Maychuk ◽  
Irina Voevodina ◽  
Artemij Orlov

Objective: to study the relationship of obesity with arterial stiffness and dynamics of central aortic pressure in women of different ages with preserved and lost reproductive function. Materials and methods: 161 women were examined, who were divided into 3 groups. Two groups with preserved reproductive function: group 1 consisted of 52 young women from 18 to 30 years old (23.85.3 years); group 2 - 54 women aged from 31 to menopause (415.9 years). Group 3 included 55 postmenopausal women (55.45.8 years). All women underwent a clinical examination with anthropometry; questioning; 24-hour monitoring of the dynamics of blood pressure with the determination of indicators of arterial stiffness and daily aortic central pressure; determination of the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV); study of vascular stiffness by volume sphygmography. Results: women in groups 2 and 3 were comparable in terms of the prevalence of general obesity (GO). Abdominal obesity (AO) was detected in 19.2% of the 1st group; 51.9% of the 2nd and 76.4% of the 3rd group. In 1st group AO has the strongest relationship with aortic pulse wave velocity PWVao (R=0.41, p=0.002) and the corrected to HR75 augmentation index Aixao (R=0.38, p=0.005). In 2nd group AO correlates with cfPWV (R=0.4, p=0.003); GO with PWVao (R=0.38, p=0.005) and aortic cardio-ankle vascular index CAVIao (R=0.48, p=0.001). In the 2nd group AO and GO are also interconnected with central and peripheral pressure. In 3rd group AO correlates with PWVao (R=0.33, p=0.01), cfPWV (R=0.32, p=0.02); GO with the index of the double product IDP (R=0.36, p=0.01). Conclusion: it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of arterial stiffness and daily dynamics of central aortic pressure in women of all ages, suffering from obesity and, first of all, its abdominal type, in order to early diagnosis of subclinical changes in the vascular wall and central hemodynamic disturbances.


2017 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 020-025
Author(s):  
K. Krishna ◽  
M. Kiran ◽  
Indrani Garre

AbstractBackground: Emerging evidence favours Central aortic pressure as a better correlate of cardiovascular events than peripheral BP recorded with sphygmomanometer. Noninvasive devices to calculate the derived central aortic pressures are available now. We want to see the difference of BP between derived central BP vs manual recorded BP and to see whether these BP values are consistent among different sexes and age groups.Materials and methods: In the present study 63 consecutive patients both male and female who attended the cardiology outpatient department were studied. In all these patients blood pressure was recorded both manually by sphygmomanometer and by Mobil-O-Graph® Pulse Wave Analyser (ARC Solver). The Mobil-O-Graph ® system works on the oscillometric recording of pulse waves at the brachial artery site. We recorded the BP in sitting posture. We compared the derived central, manual and device measured BP, cardiac output, and pulse wave velocity between both genders.Results: Among the study population (63 patients) 20 were females and 43 were males with mean age of 58.92±10.9 yrs. The mean systolic and diastolic manually recorded peripheral BP was 127.25 ± 19.89 and 79.25 ± 8.58 mm of Hg respectively, whereas the mean peripheral SBP and DBP recorded by the device was 129.40 ± 21.21 and 81.56 ± 12.83 mm of Hg respectively (comparable p=0.6, 0.2). The mean central aortic SBP & DBP recorded by the device was 117.37 ± 19.17 and 81.67 ± 13.04 mm of Hg with the mean pulse wave velocity of 8.392 ± 1.741 m/sec. There was a statistically significant difference in the central aortic SBP and manual SBP (p=0.005), whereas the difference in DBP was not statistically significant (p=0.2). There is no statistically significant difference in the central and peripheral SBP and DBP recorded by the device among males and females. The device derived parameters including cardiac output, pulse wave velocity also did not show significant difference in both sexes.Conclusion: Derived central aortic systolic pressure recorded by the device is lower than the manually recorded pressure whereas there was no difference in diastolic BP. There is no difference in these BP recordings between the genders.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Gurevich ◽  
I Emelyanov ◽  
N Zherdev ◽  
D Chernova ◽  
A Chernov ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The presence of aortic aneurysm can alters pulse wave propagation and reflection, causing changes in central aortic pressure and pulse pressure amplification (PPA) between the aorta and the brachial artery that might be associated with unfavorable hemodynamic effects for the central arteries and the heart. However, the impact of the location of the aneurysm and increase of the aortic diameter on central blood pressure (CBP) is not fully understood. Objective To investigate central aortic pressure and PPA regarding to association with arterial stiffness and aortic diameter in patients with ascending aortic aneurysm (AA), descending thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm (TAA and AAA). Methods 122 patients (96 males, 65±11 years) with aortic aneurysm were enrolled before aortic repair. The parameters of the aorta were evaluated by MSCT angiography: 44 patients (30 males, 55±13 years) had AA (the maximum diameter: 59.9±14.2 mm), 13 patients (11 males, 62±11 years) had TAA (the maximum diameter: 62.8±8.0 mm) and 65 patients (54 males, 69±8 years) had AAA (the maximum diameter: 52.3±17.2 mm). Brachial blood pressure (BBP) was measured by OMRON. CBP, augmentation index (AIx), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) were assessed by SphygmoCor. PPA was calculated as a difference between the values of central and brachial pulse pressure (CPP and BPP). Results Patients of the three groups did not differ in BPP (AA: 59.2±17.6; TAA 56.8±12.8; AAA: 59.3±11.4 mm Hg; P=0.5). Intergroup comparison revealed a difference in CPP between the three patients groups: CPP was higher in patients with AA and AAA, lower in patients with TAA (AA: 50.3±16.2; TAA 43.8±10.8; AAA: 50.0±11.2 mm Hg; P=0.05). PPA was lower in patients with AA and AAA than in patients with TAA (9.6±6.7 and 9.3±4.2 vs. 13.0±6.5 mm Hg; P=0.05 and P=0.04, respectively). IAx was higher in patients with AA and AAA than in patients with TAA (25.2±8.1 and 27.6±8.2 vs. 17.2±8.2 mm Hg; P=0.008 and P=0.001, respectively). A decrease of PPA across all patients correlated with an increase of IAx (r = - 0.268; P=0.003). CPP decreased with an increase of the aortic diameter for each level of the aneurysm (AA: r = - 0.460, P=0.016; TAA: r = - 0.833, P=0.003; AAA: r = - 0.275, P=0.05). PWV decreased with the expansion of the maximum aortic diameter at the level of the AA, TAA and AAA: (r = - 0.389, P=0.03; r = - 0.827, P=0.02 and r = - 0.350, P=0.01, respectively). Conclusion In patients with aortic aneurysm measurements of lower central pulse pressure and reduced PWV indicate an association with increased diameter of the aneurysm. An increase in augmentation index, early return of reflected waves, thus smaller PP amplification and higher CPP were identified in patients with ascending and abdominal aortic aneurysm compared by patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


Hypertension ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Zambanini ◽  
Simon A. McG Thom ◽  
Alun D. Hughes ◽  
Kim H. Parker

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0203305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Supiano ◽  
Laura Lovato ◽  
Walter T. Ambrosius ◽  
Jeffrey Bates ◽  
Srinivasan Beddhu ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilmer W. Nichols ◽  
Scott J. Denardo ◽  
Ian B. Wilkinson ◽  
Carmel M. McEniery ◽  
John Cockcroft ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 378-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alper Erdan ◽  
Abdullah Ozkok ◽  
Nadir Alpay ◽  
Vakur Akkaya ◽  
Alaattin Yildiz

Background: Arterial stiffness is a strong predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate possible relations of arterial stiffness with volume status determined by bioimpedance analysis and aortic blood pressure parameters. Also, effects of a single hemodialysis session on these parameters were studied. Methods: A total of 75 hemodialysis patients (M/F: 43/32; mean age: 53 ± 17) were enrolled. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, and aortic pulse pressure were measured by applanation tonometry before and after hemodialysis. Extracellular fluid and total body fluid volumes were determined by bioimpedance analysis. Results: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (9.30 ± 3.30 vs 7.59 ± 2.66 m/s, p < 0.001), augmentation index (24.52 ± 9.42 vs 20.28 ± 10.19, p < 0.001), and aortic pulse pressure (38 ± 14 vs 29 ± 8 mmHg, p < 0.001) significantly decreased after hemodialysis. Pre-dialysis carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was associated with age (r2 = 0.15, p = 0.01), total cholesterol (r2 = 0.06, p = 0.02), peripheral mean blood pressure (r2 = 0.10, p = 0.005), aortic-mean blood pressure (r2 = 0.06, p = 0.02), aortic pulse pressure (r2 = 0.14, p = 0.001), and extracellular fluid/total body fluid (r2 = 0.30, p < 0.0001). Pre-dialysis augmentation index was associated with total cholesterol (r2 = 0.06, p = 0,02), aortic-mean blood pressure (r2 = 0.16, p < 0.001), and aortic pulse pressure (r2 = 0.22, p < 0.001). Δcarotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was associated with Δaortic-mean blood pressure (r2 = 0.06, p = 0.02) and inversely correlated with baseline carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (r2 = 0.29, p < 0.001). Pre-dialysis Δaugmentation index was significantly associated with Δaortic-mean blood pressure (r2 = 0.09, p = 0.009) and Δaortic pulse pressure (r2 = 0.06, p = 0.03) and inversely associated with baseline augmentation index (r2 = 0.14, p = 0.001). In multiple linear regression analysis (adjusted R2 = 0.46, p < 0.001) to determine the factors predicting Log carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, extracellular fluid/total body fluid and peripheral mean blood pressure significantly predicted Log carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (p = 0.001 and p = 0.006, respectively). Conclusion: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, augmentation index, and aortic pulse pressure significantly decreased after hemodialysis. Arterial stiffness was associated with both peripheral and aortic blood pressure. Furthermore, reduction in arterial stiffness parameters was related to reduction in aortic blood pressure. Pre-dialysis carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was associated with volume status determined by bioimpedance analysis. Volume control may improve not only the aortic blood pressure measurements but also arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha Ketelhut ◽  
Sebastian R. Ketelhut ◽  
Kerstin Ketelhut

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based exercise intervention on endurance performance (EP), blood pressure (BP), and arterial stiffness in children. Methods: A total of 105 students (mean age = 8.2 [0.6] y; 51% girls; body mass index = 17.8 [3.0] kg/m2) were randomized to the intervention group (IG, n = 51) and control group (CG, n = 54). During a 37-week experimental period, the IG received an exercise intervention (2 × 45 min/wk) in addition to their regular school physical education class (3 × 45 min/wk). EP, peripheral and central BP, pulse pressure, augmentation pressure, augmentation index, and aortic pulse wave velocity were assessed. Results: Following the intervention, significant changes (P < .05) in EP, peripheral and central systolic BP, pulse pressure, augmentation pressure, augmentation index, and aortic pulse wave velocity were found in the IG. Children in the CG displayed significant changes in peripheral and central diastolic BP. An analysis of the baseline-to-post changes revealed significant between-group differences in EP (P < .001), pulse pressure (P = .028), augmentation pressure (P = .007), and aortic pulse wave velocity (P = .037) that favored the IG and in peripheral and central diastolic BP that favored the CG. Conclusion: The school-based exercise intervention had beneficial effects not only on EP but also on different hemodynamic parameters.


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