High blood pressure (BP) and excess weight can lead to early cardiovascular organ damage already in children. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) is the non-invasive gold standard method for assessing aortic stiffness, while carotid-radial PWV (cr-PWV) provides information on the distensibility of the upper limb arteries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of BP and BMI z-scores with arterial stiffness and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in a pediatric population.

Genovesi, S., Salvi, P., Nava, E., Tassistro, E., Giussani, M., Desimone, I., et al. (2020). Blood Pressure and Body Weight Have Different Effects on Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardiac Mass in Children. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 9(9), 1-12 [10.3390/jcm9092954].

Blood Pressure and Body Weight Have Different Effects on Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardiac Mass in Children

Genovesi, Simonetta
Primo
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Nava, Elisa;Tassistro, Elena;Giussani, Marco;Orlando, Antonina;Antolini, Laura;Parati, Gianfranco
2020

Abstract

High blood pressure (BP) and excess weight can lead to early cardiovascular organ damage already in children. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) is the non-invasive gold standard method for assessing aortic stiffness, while carotid-radial PWV (cr-PWV) provides information on the distensibility of the upper limb arteries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of BP and BMI z-scores with arterial stiffness and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in a pediatric population.
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blood pressure; body mass index; carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; carotid-radial pulse wave velocity; children; left ventricular mass index
English
12-set-2020
2020
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9
1
12
2954
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Genovesi, S., Salvi, P., Nava, E., Tassistro, E., Giussani, M., Desimone, I., et al. (2020). Blood Pressure and Body Weight Have Different Effects on Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardiac Mass in Children. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 9(9), 1-12 [10.3390/jcm9092954].
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