Measurements of arterial stiffness: Methodological aspects

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 343-350

  Rhee, Moo Yong ^a   Lee, Hae Young ^b   Bae Park, Jeong ^c  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Elasticity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PULSE WAVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 51349123488     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2008.38.7.343     Document Type: Review

References (63)

1. Nichols WN, O'Rourke MF. Macdonald's Blood Flow In Arteries: Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles. 4th ed. London: Arnold; 1998. p.201-22.
2. Ohtsuka S, Kakihana M, Watanabe H, Sugishita Y. Chronically decreased aortic distensibility causes deterioration of coronary perfusion during increased left ventricular contraction. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:1406-14.
3. Laurent S, Boutouyrie P, Asmar R, et al. Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive patients. Hypertension 2001;37:1236-41.
4. Blacher J, Guerin AP, Pannier B, Marchais SJ, Safar ME, London GM. Impact of aortic stiffness on survival in end-stage renal disease. Circulation 1999;99:2434-9.
5. Willum-Hansen T, Staessen JA, Torp-Pedersen C, et al. Prognostic value of aortic pulse wave velocity as index of arterial stiffness in the general population. Circulation 2006;113:664-70.
6. Mancia G, De Backer G, Dominiczak A, et al. 2007 guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESH). J Hypertens 2007;25:1105-87.
7. Safar ME, O'Rourke MF. Arterial Stiffness in Hypertension. Amsterdam Elsevier;2006. p.53-62.
8. Asmar R, Benetos A, Topouchian J, et al. Assessment of arterial distensibility by automatic pulse wave velocity measurement: validation and clinical application studies. Hypertension 1995;26: 485-90.
9. Wilkinson IB, Fuchs SA, Jansen IM, et al. Reproducibility of pulse wave velocity and augmentation index measured by pulse wave analysis. J Hypertens 1998;16:2079-84.
10. Yamashina A, Tomiyama H, Takeda K, et al. Validity, reproducibility, and clinical significance of noninvasive brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity measurement. Hypertens Res 2002;25:359-64.
11. Rhee MY, Han SS, Lyu S, Lee MY, Kim YK, Yu SM. Short-term treatment with angiotensin II antagonist in essential hypertension: effects of losartan on left ventricular diastolic function, left ventricular mass, and aortic stiffness. Korean Circ J 2000;30: 1341-9.
12. Chiu YC, Arand PW, Shroff SG, Feldman T, Carroll JD. Determination of pulse wave velocities with computerized algorithms. Am Heart J 1991;121:1460-70.
13. Lee YS, Kim KS, Nam CW, Kim YN. Increased arterial stiffness in patients with cardiac syndrome X: pulse wave velocity in cardiac syndrome X. Korean Circ J 2005;35:424-8.
14. Rhee MY. Acute and chronic effects of smoking on the arterial wall properties and the hemodynamics in smokers with hypertension. Korean Circ J 2005;35:493-9.
15. Rhee MY, Na SH, Kim YK, Lee MM, Kim SK, Kim W. Increased arterial stiffness in Behcet's disease patients. Korean Circ J 2006;36:676-82.
16. Matsuoka O, Otsuka K, Murakami S, et al. Arterial stiffness independently predicts cardiovascular events in an elderly community. Biomed Pharmacother 2005;59 (Suppl 1):S40-4.
17. Tomiyama H, Koji Y, Yambe M, et al. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is a simple and independent predictor of prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Circ J 2005;69:815-22.
18. Laurent S, Cockcroft J, van Bortel L, et al. Expert consensus document on arterial stiffness: methodological issues and clinical applications. Eur Heart J 2006;27:2588-605.
19. Meaume S, Benetos A, Henty OF, Rudnichi A, Safar ME. Aortic pulse wave velocity predicts cardiovascular mortality in subjects >70 years of age. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2001;21:2046-50.
20. Lantelme P, Mestre C, Lievre M, Gressard A, Milon H. Heart rate: an important confounder of pulse wave velocity assessment. Hypertension 2002;39:1083-7.
21. Vaitkevicius PV, Fleg JL, Engel JH, et al. Effects of age and aerobic capacity on arterial stiffness in healthy adults. Circulation 1993;88:1456-62.
22. Reneman RS, van Merode T, Hick P, Muytjens AM, Hoeks AP. Age-related changes in carotid artery wall properties in men. Ultrasound Med Biol 1986;12:465-71.
23. Riley WA, Barnes RW, Evans GW, Burke GL. Ultrasonic measurement of the elastic modulus of the common carotid artery. Stroke 1992; 23:952-6.
24. Hirai T, Sasayama S, Kawasaki T, Yagi S. Stiffness of systemic arteries in patients with myocardial infarction: a noninvasive method to predict severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Circulation 1989; 80:78-86.
25. Liu ZR, Ting CT, Zhu SX, Yin FC. Aortic compliance in human hypertension. Hypertension 1989;14:129-36.
26. Hoeks AP, Brands PJ, Smeets FA, Reneman RS. Assessment of the distensibility of superficial arteries. Ultrasound Med Biol 1990; 16:121-8.
27. Reneman RS, van Merode T, Hick P, Hoeks AP. Cardiovascular applications of multi-gate pulsed doppler systems. Ultrasound Med Biol 1986;12:357-70.
28. Barth JD, Blankenhorn DH, Wickham E, Lai JY, Chin HP, Seizer RH. Quantitative ultrasound pulsation study in human carotid artery disease. Arteriosclerosis 1988;8:778-81.
29. Nagai Y, Fleg JL, Kemper MK, Rywik TM, Earley CJ, Metter EJ. Carotid arterial stiffness as a surrogate for aortic stiffness: relationship between carotid artery pressure-strain elastic modulus and aortic pulse wave velocity. Ultrasound Med Biol 1999;25: 181-8.
30. Rhee BH, Park JH, Kim HS, et al. Increased aortic stiffness is associated with increased left ventricular mass and diastolic dysfunction. Korean Circ J 2005;35:525-32.
31. Nichols WN, O'Rourke MF. Macdonald's Blood Flow in Arteries: Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles. London: Arnold; 1998. p.170-200.
32. DeBakey ME, Lawrie GM, Glaeser DH. Patterns of atherosclerosis and their surgical significance. Ann Surg 1985;201:115-31.
33. Li R, Duncan BB, Metcalf PA, et al. B-mode-detected carotid artery plaque in a general population Stroke 1994;25:2377-83.
34. Paini A, Boutouyrie P, Calvet D, Tropeano AI, Laloux B, Laurent S. Carotid and aortic stiffness: determinants of discrepancies. Hypertension 2006;47:371-6.
35. Blacher J, Pannier B, Guerin AP, Marchais SJ, Safar ME, London GM. Carotid arterial stiffness as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease. Hypertension 1998;32:570-4.
36. Mohiaddin RH, Underwood SR, Bogren HG, et al. Regional aortic compliance studied by magnetic resonance imaging: The effects of age, training and coronary artery disease. Br Heart J 1989;62:90-6.
37. Liu Z, Brin KP, Yin FC. Estimation of total arterial compliance: an improved method and evaluation of current methods. Am J Physiol 1986;251:H588-600.
38. de Simone G, Roman MJ, Koren MJ, Mensah GA, Ganau A, Devereux RB. Stroke volume/pulse pressure ratio and cardiovascular risk in arterial hypertension. Hypertension 1999;33: 800-5.
39. Cohn JN, Finkelstein S, McVeigh G, et al. Noninvasive pulse wave analysis for the early detection of vascular disease. Hypertension 1995;26:503-8.
40. Manning TS, Shykoff BE, Izzo JL Jr. Validity and reliability of diastolic pulse contour analysis (windkessel model) in humans. Hypertension 2002;39:963-8.
41. Nichols WW, O'Rourke MF, Avolio AP, et al. Effects of age on ventricular-vascular coupling. Am J Cardiol 1985;55:1179-84.
42. Chen CH, Ting CT, Nussbacher A, et al. Validation of carotid artery tonometry as a means of estimating augmentation index of ascending aortic pressure. Hypertension 1996;27:168-75.
43. Chen CH, Nevo E, Fetics B, et al. Estimation of central aortic pressure waveform by mathematical transformation of radial tonometry pressure: validation of generalized transfer function. Circulation 1997;95:1827-36.
44. Lacy PS, O'Brien DG, Stanley AG, Dewar MM, Swales PP, Williams B. Increased pulse wave velocity is not associated with elevated augmentation index in patients with diabetes. J Hypertens 2004;22:1937-44.
45. Sakurai M, Yamakado T, Kurachi H, et al. The relationship between aortic augmentation index and pulse wave velocity: an invasive study. J Hypertens 2007;25:391-7.
46. Hope SA, Meredith IT, Tay D, Cameron JD. 'Generalizability' of a radial-aortic transfer function for the derivation of central aortic waveform parameters. J Hypertens 2007;25:1812-20.
47. Kelly R, Hayward C, Avolio A, O'Rourke ME. Noninvasive determination of age-related changes in the human arterial pulse. Circulation 1989;80:1652-9.
48. Wilkinson IB, MacCallum H, Hupperetz PC, van Thoor CJ, Cockcroft JR, Webb DJ. Changes in the derived central pressure waveform and pulse pressure in response to angiotensin II and noradrenaline in man. J Physiol 2001;530:541-50.
49. Wilkinson IB, MacCallum H, Rooijmans DF, et al. Increased augmentation index and systolic stress in type 1 diabetes mellitus. QJM 2000;93:441-8.
50. Wilkinson IB, Prasad K, Hall IR, et al. Increased central pulse pressure and augmentation index in subjects with hypercholesterolemia. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:1005-11.
51. London GM, Blacher J, Pannier B, Guerin AP, Marchais SJ, Safar ME. Arterial wave reflections and survival in end-stage renal failure. Hypertension 2001;38:434-8.
52. Safar ME, Blacher J, Pannier B, et al. Central pulse pressure and mortality in end-stage renal disease. Hypertension 2002;39:735-8.
53. Weber T, Auer J, O'Rourke ME, et al. Increased arterial wave reflections predict severe cardiovascular events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Eur Heart J 2005; 26:2657-63.
54. Williams B, Lacy PS, Thom SM, et al. Differential impact of blood pressure-lowering drugs on central aortic pressure and clinical outcomes. Circulation 2006;113:1213-25.
55. Dillon JB, Hertzman AB. The form of the volume pulse in the finger pad in health, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension. Am Heart J 1941;21:172-90.
56. Morikawa Y. Characteristic pulse wave caused by organic nitrates. Nature 1967;213:841-2.
57. Takazawa K, Tanaka N, Fujita M, et al. Assessment of vasoactive agents and vascular aging by the second derivative of photoplethysmogram waveform. Hypertension 1998;32:365-70.
58. Bortolotto LA, Blacher J, Kondo T, Takazawa K, Safar ME. Assessment of vascular aging and atherosclerosis in hypertensive subjects: second derivative of photoplethysmogram versus pulse wave velocity. Am J Hypertens 2000; 13:165-71.
59. Chen JY, Tsai WC, Wu MS, et al. Novel compliance index derived from digital volume pulse associated with risk factors and exercise capacity in patients undergoing treadmill exercise tests. J Hypertens 2007;25:1894-9.
60. Dolan E, Thijs L, Li Y, et al. Ambulatory arterial stiffness index as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in the Dublin Outcome Study. Hypertension 2006;47:365-70.
61. Kikuya M, Staessen JA, Ohkubo T, et al. Ambulatory arterial stiffness index and 24-hour ambulatory pulse pressure as predictors of mortality in Ohasama, Japan. Stroke 2007;38:1161-6.
62. Schillaci G, Parati G, Pirro M, et al. Ambulatory arterial stiffness index is not a specific marker of reduced arterial compliance. Hypertension 2007;49:986-91.
63. Park SM, Seo HS, Lim HE, et al. Assessment of the arterial stiffness index as a clinical parameter for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Korean Circ J 2004;34:677-83.