| Ascending aortic blood pressure-derived indices are not correlated with the extent of coronary artery disease in patients with impaired left ventricular function. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 15939421 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Ascending aortic blood pressure-derived indices were shown to be related to coronary atherosclerosis. Unfortunately, most studies published so far included patients with preserved left ventricular function. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between ascending aortic blood pressure-derived indices and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with impaired left ventricular function. METHODS: The study group consisted of 375 patients (302 men and 73 women; mean age: 59.0+/-10.1 years) with angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease and ejection fraction < or =55%. Invasive ascending aortic blood pressure during catheterization and conventional sphygmomanometer measurements were taken. RESULTS: None of the brachial or aortic blood pressure-derived indices differed between patients with one-, two- and three-vessel coronary artery disease. They were not independently related to the risk of having three-vessel coronary artery disease in none of the constructed models in logistic regression analysis. Moreover, none of the studied indices was correlated with Gensini or severity scores. We also did not find any significant correlation between blood pressure-derived indices and extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with ejection fraction < or =25%, 25-40% or >40%. CONCLUSION: Ascending aortic blood pressure-derived indices are not correlated with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease and impaired left ventricular function. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Piotr Jankowski; Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz; Danuta Czarnecka; Małgorzata Brzozowska-Kiszka; Aneta Pośnik-Urbańska; Katarzyna Styczkiewicz |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2005-06-06 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Atherosclerosis Volume: 184 ISSN: 0021-9150 ISO Abbreviation: Atherosclerosis Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2006-01-09 Completed Date: 2006-04-20 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0242543 Medline TA: Atherosclerosis Country: Ireland |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 370-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
I Department of Cardiology Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University ul. Kopernika 17, 31-501 Krakow, Poland. piotr_jankowski@interia.pl |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Aorta, Thoracic
/
physiopathology* Blood Pressure / physiology* Blood Pressure Determination / methods Brachial Artery / physiopathology Catheterization Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease / complications, physiopathology*, radiography Female Humans Male Middle Aged Severity of Illness Index Stroke Volume / physiology Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications, physiopathology* |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Integrin characterization in pulmonary bronchioles.
Next Document: Arterio-venous gradient of endothelial progenitor cells across renal artery stenosis.