Open AccessProspective Risk Factors for Increased Central Augmentation Index in Men and Women
Author(s) -
P. Shiva Kumar,
Josefina MedinaLezama,
Oscar L. MoreyVargas,
Payman Zamani,
Juan F. Bolaños-Salazar,
Diana A. Chirinos,
Philip Haines,
Z Khan,
Johanna C Coacalla-Guerra,
M. E. Davalos-Robles,
G. R. Llerena-Dongo,
M. Zapata-Ponze,
Julio A. Chirinos
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hpu093
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , abdominal obesity , cardiology , waist , heart rate , population , body mass index , prospective cohort study , pulse wave velocity , environmental health
Arterial wave reflections are important determinants of central pressure pulsatility and left ventricular afterload. The augmentation index (AIx) is the most widely used surrogate of arterial wave reflections. Despite multiple cross-sectional studies assessing the correlates of AIx, little prospective data exist regarding changes in AIx over time. We aimed to assess the predictors of changes in AIx over time in adults from the general population.
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