RESEARCH ARTICLE
Is There an Association Between Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity and Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Pilot Study
Niki Katsiki1, *, Erietta Kollari1, Sotirios Dardas1, Petros Dardas2, Anna-Bettina Haidich3, Vasilios G. Athyros1, Asterios Karagiannis1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 64
Last Page: 68
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-10-64
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401610010064
Article History:
Received Date: 15/3/2015Revision Received Date: 20/4/2015
Acceptance Date: 25/4/2015
Electronic publication date: 23/05/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Arterial stiffness has been shown to predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is regarded the gold standard marker of arterial stiffness. In previous studies, cfPWV was associated with the presence of coronary heart disease (CHD). However, with regard to CHD severity as assessed by the Syntax Score, only brachial-ankle PWV was reported to correlate with Syntax Score; no data exist for cfPWV.
In this pilot study, we evaluated the possible associations between cfPWV, CHD and Syntax Score in 62 consecutive pa-tients (49 males; mean age: 64±12years) with chest pain undergoing scheduled coronary angiography. cfPWV was signifi-cantly higher in CHD patients than in non-CHD individuals (10 vs. 8.4 m/s; p = 0.003). No significant association was found between cfPWV and CHD severity as assessed by Syntax Score. A cut-off point of 12.3 m/s was considered as diagnostic for abnormally increased cfPWV (specificity: 97%; sensitivity: 12%; positive likelihood ratio: 3.558). Further research is needed to establish the relationship between cfPWV and Syntax Score.
