Central pressures and central hemodynamic values in white coat hypertensives are closer to those of normotensives than to those of controlled hypertensives for similar age, gender, and 24-h and nocturnal blood pressures

Abstract Introduction There is disagreement whether white coat hypertensives (WCH) have different hemodynamic and structural characteristics compared to normotensives (NT) and hypertensives (HT). Methods We compared cardiovascular prognostic markers (pulse wave velocity [PWV] and aortic stiffness in...

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Published in:Revista portuguesa de cardiologia (English ed.) 2016-11, Vol.35 (11), p.559-567
Main Authors: Almeida, Joana, Monteiro, José, Silva, José A, Bertoquini, Susana, Polónia, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortic stiffness
Cardiovascular
Central aortic pressures
Hipertensão da bata branca
Nocturnal blood pressure
Ondas refletidas
Pressão arterial noturna
Pressão central
Rigidez aórtica
Wave reflection
White coat hypertension
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Summary:Abstract Introduction There is disagreement whether white coat hypertensives (WCH) have different hemodynamic and structural characteristics compared to normotensives (NT) and hypertensives (HT). Methods We compared cardiovascular prognostic markers (pulse wave velocity [PWV] and aortic stiffness index [ASI]) and data on central hemodynamics and central pressures (augmentation index [AIx], augmentation pressure [AugP] and pulse pressure amplification [PPA]) from aortic pulse wave analysis between NT (n=175), WCH (n=315) and treated HT (n=691), all with 24-h blood pressure (BP)
ISSN:2174-2049
2174-2049
DOI:10.1016/j.repce.2016.05.007