Converting and Standardizing Various Measures of Arterial Stiffness to Pulse Wave Velocity

Author:

Alhalimi Taha,Lim Jisok,Gourley Drew,Tanaka Hirofumi

Abstract

<b><i>Background:</i></b> A variety of arterial stiffness measures have been used to assess the impacts of disease states and various interventions without clear consensus among them. One of the primary problems faced by investigators conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses is the lack of standardized methodology with a same unit to evaluate and compare investigations using different arterial stiffness measures. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to derive and summarize standardized equations to convert commonly used image-based measures of arterial stiffness to local pulse wave velocity (PWV). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We first conducted a literature search to obtain and summarize conversion equations in the published literature such that these equations can be found in one convenient location. Then, we generated regression equations using the data collected in a well-controlled laboratory-based study, in which all measures of arterial stiffness were obtained in 49 apparently healthy participants. <b><i>Results:</i></b> All literature-based conversion equations produced similar local PWV values and were moderately and significantly correlated with directly measured carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) with a Pearson’s <i>r</i> ranging from 0.41 to 0.50. The local PWV using laboratory-based equations were modestly associated with cfPWV (<i>r</i> = 0.39–0.49) with an exception of incremental elastic modulus (<i>r</i> = 0.15, <i>p</i> &#x3e; 0.05). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Commonly used measures of ultrasound-based arterial stiffness can be converted to local PWV and compared with a reference standard measure of arterial stiffness.

Publisher

S. Karger AG

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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