TABLE 2.
Prognostic value of arterial stiffness measurements
| City, author, year (reference) | Patient status (n), measurement | Duration of study | Event | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris, Blacher et al, 1999 (47) | 241 ESRD patients, PWV | 72 months | 73 deaths | Age and aortic PWV were predictors |
| Paris, London et al, 2001 (33) | Same 180 ESRD patients, PWV and AIx | 52 months | 70 deaths | Both PWV and AIx were predictors |
| Paris, Blacher et al, 2003 (41) | Same 242 ESRD patients, PWV | 78 months | 91 deaths, 58 CV deaths | Used PWV index – advanced age was predictor |
| Paris, Blacher et al, 1999 (25) | 710 hypertension patients, PWV | Less than two years | Not available | PWV related to FRS and CV mortality |
| Paris, Laurent et al, 2001 (49) | 1980 HT patients, PWV | 112 months | 107 deaths, 46 CV deaths | PWV was independent predictor |
| Paris, Boutouyrie et al, 2002 (48) | 1045 HT patients, PWV | 5.7 years | 97 CV events | PWV predicts Coronary events |
| Paris, Laurent et al, 2003 (50) | 1715 HT patients | 7.9 years | 25 fatal CVAs | Age and aortic PWV predicts stroke |
| Rotterdam, Stork et al, 2004 (23) | 367 men IMT, wall tracking United States | Four years | 70 deaths | Stiffness not independent of FRS |
| Paris, Meaume et al, 2001 (123) | 141 patients >70 years of age, PWV | Four years | 56 deaths; 27 CV deaths | OR 1.16 for PWV |
| Sydney, Weber et al, 2004 (51) | 465 men undergoing catheterization SphygmoCor (Altcor Medical, Australia) | Cross-sectional | Not applicable | AIx correlated with angiographic CAD |
AIx Augmentation index; CAD Coronary artery disease; CV Cardiovascular; CVA Cerebrovascular accident; ESRD End stage renal disease; FRS Framingham risk score; HT Hypertension; IMT Intima media thickening; PWV Pulse wave velocity