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Doppler ultrasound in the measurement of pulse wave velocity: agreement with the Complior method

Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor factor for cardiovascular risk. Different methods for determining pulse wave velocity (PWV) are used, among which the most common are mechanical methods such as SphygmoCor or Complior, which require specific devices and are limited by technical difficulty in obtaining measurements. Doppler guided by 2D ultrasound is a good alternative to these methods. We studied 40 patients (29 male, aged 21 to 82 years) comparing the Complior method with Doppler. Agreement of both devices was high (R = 0.91, 0.84-0.95, 95% CI). The reproducibility analysis revealed no intra-nor interobserver differences. Based on these results, we conclude that Doppler ultrasound is a reliable and reproducible alternative to other established methods for themeasurement of aortic PWV

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Author: Calabia Martínez, Jordi
Torguet Escuder, Pere
Garcia, Maria
Garcia, Isabel
Martin Alemany, Nadia
Guasch, Bernat
Faur, Diana
Vallés Prats, Martí
Abstract: Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor factor for cardiovascular risk. Different methods for determining pulse wave velocity (PWV) are used, among which the most common are mechanical methods such as SphygmoCor or Complior, which require specific devices and are limited by technical difficulty in obtaining measurements. Doppler guided by 2D ultrasound is a good alternative to these methods. We studied 40 patients (29 male, aged 21 to 82 years) comparing the Complior method with Doppler. Agreement of both devices was high (R = 0.91, 0.84-0.95, 95% CI). The reproducibility analysis revealed no intra-nor interobserver differences. Based on these results, we conclude that Doppler ultrasound is a reliable and reproducible alternative to other established methods for themeasurement of aortic PWV
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/206312
Language: eng
Publisher: BioMed Central
Rights: Attribution 2.0 Spain
Rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/es/
Subject: Sistema cardiovascular -- Malalties
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
Ecografia Doppler
Doppler ultrasonography
Sistema cardiovascular -- Prevenció
Cardiovascular system -- Prevention
Title: Doppler ultrasound in the measurement of pulse wave velocity: agreement with the Complior method
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repository: Recercat

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