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Aortic pulse pressure and extent of coronary artery disease in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty candidates.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12160188     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Pulse pressure and aortic stiffness are both predictors of coronary artery disease. Whether these parameters are directly related to coronary structural alterations has never been studied. METHODS: From September 1999 to September 2000, the following data were collected from 99 eligible patients: invasive intra-aortic systolic and diastolic blood pressures (BP), extent of coronary artery disease, cardiovascular risk factors, and the incidence of angiographically documented restenosis after coronary angioplasty. RESULTS: In the study population, independent determinants of aortic pulse pressure were age, gender, aortic mean BP, heart rate, and extent of coronary artery disease (r2 = 0.57, P < .0001). In univariate analysis, invasive aortic, but not noninvasive brachial, mean pressure (P = .017) and pulse pressure (P = .027) were significantly associated to the extent of coronary artery disease. In a multiple regression analysis, only male gender (P = .013) and the level of aortic pulse pressure (P = .023) were independently associated with the extent of coronary heart disease. Restenosis was angiographically documented in 11 patients (11%). There was a borderline significant association of restenosis to aortic mean BP (P = .05) and to a past history of multiple previous angioplasties (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, aortic pulse pressure was a significant risk factor for the extent of coronary artery disease. There was only a borderline significant association of restenosis to the steady, but not pulsatile, component of aortic BP in the stent era.
Authors:
François Philippe; Elie Chemaly; Jacques Blacher; Jean-Jacques Mourad; Alain Dibie; Fabrice Larrazet; François Laborde; Michel E Safar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of hypertension     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0895-7061     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Hypertens.     Publication Date:  2002 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-05     Completed Date:  2003-01-29     Revised Date:  2009-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803676     Medline TA:  Am J Hypertens     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  672-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Département de cardiologie, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary*
Aorta / physiopathology
Blood Pressure*
Cohort Studies
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology,  physiopathology*
Coronary Restenosis / etiology
Female
France
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Vascular Resistance*

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