Increased Pulse Pressure Amplification in Treated Hypertensive Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome | Zendy

Athanase D. Protogerou | Zendy; Jacques Blacher | Zendy; Myron Mavrikakis | Zendy; J. Lekakis | Zendy; Michel E. Safar | Zendy

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Increased Pulse Pressure Amplification in Treated Hypertensive Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome

Author(s) -

Athanase D. Protogerou,

Jacques Blacher,

Myron Mavrikakis,

J. Lekakis,

Michel E. Safar

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.06.014

Subject(s) - medicine , pulse pressure , pulse wave velocity , blood pressure , arterial stiffness , cardiology , framingham heart study , heart rate , framingham risk score , disease

Brachial pulse pressure (PP) is physiologically higher than central PP. This PP amplification, which protects the heart from increased afterload, is related to the progressive increase of arterial stiffness along the vascular tree and subsequent changes in pressure wave reflections. The PP amplification increases with high heart rate (HR), which is observed in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MS). The objective of this study was to investigate whether PP amplification is affected by MS and is related to cardiovascular (CV) risk.

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