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- Title
NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS - IS THE ARTERIOGRAPH A RELIABLE METHOD?
- Authors
SOLOMON, ADELAIDA SIMINA; CIPĂIAN, CĂLIN REMUS; BECA, MARIA CORINA; MIHĂILĂ, ROMEO GABRIEL
- Abstract
Arterial stiffness, measured as the aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), is a predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. The non-invasive methods for estimating PWV use oscillometry, ultrasound, applanation tonometry, piezoelectric mechanotransducers. The arteriograph is an oscillometric device that estimates PWV from the pressure waveform recorded in the brachial artery. We conducted a search of the PubMed database for studies that compared the arteriograph measurement of PWV with other non-invasive methods for estimating arterial stiffness in the adult population and found 11 relevant articles that included 1999 patients. Most of the articles reported good correlation for measuring PWV with various devices. No correlation between oscillometric and piezolectric methods was found in 2 studies of elderly and hemodialysis patients. There was a strong correlation between intima media thickness measured with carotid ultrasound and arteriograph measured PWV. The arteriograph is a reliable, less operator dependent method for estimating PWV.
- Publication
Acta Medica Transilvanica, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 4, p24
- ISSN
1453-1968
- Publication type
Academic Journal