| Measurement of pulse wave velocity using pulse wave Doppler ultrasound: comparison with arterial tonometry. | |
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PMID: 18031922 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Pulse wave velocity (PWV), the speed of propagation of arterial pressure waves through the arterial tree, is related to arterial stiffness and is an important prognostic marker for cardiovascular events. In clinical practice PWV is commonly determined by arterial tonometry, with a noninvasive pressure sensor applied sequentially over carotid and femoral arteries. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is used as a timing reference to determine the time delay or "transit time" between the upstroke of carotid and femoral pulse waveforms. Commercially available vascular ultrasound scanners provide a pulsed wave (PW) Doppler velocity signal, which should allow determination of carotid-femoral transit time and hence PWV. We compared carotid-femoral PWV measured by tonometry and by PW Doppler ultrasound (Seimens, Apsen scanner with 7 MHz linear transducer) in asymptomatic subjects (n = 62, 26 male, aged 21 to 72 y). To test for intra-subject and inter-observer variation, ten subjects were scanned by one observer on two occasions 2 wk apart and by two observers on same day. PWV by tonometry ranged from 5.3 to 15.0 m/s. There was no significant difference between mean values of PWV obtained by the two techniques (mean difference: 0.3 m/s, standard deviation of difference: 1.5 m/s), which were closely correlated (r = 0.83). The coefficient of variation for repeated measures on the same subject by the same observer was 10.1% and the inter-observer coefficient of variation was 5.8%. These results suggest a commercial ultrasound scanner can be used to measure PWV, giving results that are reproducible and closely correlated with those obtained by arterial tonometry. (E-mail: ben_yu.jiang@kcl.ac.uk). |
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Authors:
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Benyu Jiang; Baoming Liu; Karen L McNeill; Philip J Chowienczyk |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2007-11-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Volume: 34 ISSN: 0301-5629 ISO Abbreviation: Ultrasound Med Biol Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-25 Completed Date: 2008-06-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410553 Medline TA: Ultrasound Med Biol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 509-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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King's College of London, Cardiovascular Division, Thomas's Hospital, London, UK. ben_yu.jiang@kcl.ac.uk |
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Adult Aged Blood Flow Velocity Cardiovascular Diseases / ultrasonography* Carotid Arteries / physiopathology* Elasticity Electrocardiography Femoral Artery / physiopathology* Humans Male Manometry / instrumentation, methods Middle Aged Observer Variation Pulsatile Flow Sensitivity and Specificity Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed / methods* |
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