RESEARCH ARTICLE
Pulse Wave Analysis by Applanation Tonometry for the Measurement of Arterial Stiffness
John Doupis1, *, Nikolaos Papanas2, Alison Cohen1, Lyndsay McFarlan1, Edward Horton1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 188
Last Page: 195
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-10-188
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401610010188
Article History:
Received Date: 05/07/2016Revision Received Date: 11/07/2016
Acceptance Date: 17/07/2016
Electronic publication date: 31/08/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
The aim of our study was to investigate the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse wave analysis (PWA)-derived measurements for the evaluation of arterial stiffness. A total of 20 (7 male and 13 female) healthy, non-smoking individuals, with mean age 31 ± 12years were included. PWV and PWA measurements were performed using a SphygmoCor apparatus (Atcor Medical Blood Pressure Analysis System, Sydney Australia). PWV significantly correlated with all central aortic haemodynamic parameters, especially with pulse pressure (PP) (p < 0.0001), augmentation index corrected for 75 pulses/min (AI75) (p = 0.035) and augmentation pressure (AP) (p = 0.005). Male subjects presented significantly higher PWV compared with females (p = 0.03), while there were no differences in PP, AP and AI75. In conclusion, PWA is strongly correlated with PWV as a method for the evaluation of arterial stiffness.