Carotid-Femoral, Oscillometric and Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity

Launched by HOSPITAL DE BASE · Feb 15, 2025

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•BACKGROUND It is estimated that 1 in 4 adults suffers from hypertension, including 40% of those over the age of 25. Blood pressure tends to be higher in older adults, and in developed countries, an estimated 9 in 10 adults who live to 80 years of age will develop hypertension. Over the decades, data have shown a positive and continued association between BP values and the occurrence of heart attacks and strokes.

Artery stiffening (AS) and increased pulsatile diameter were identified as standard features of hypertension in individuals aged between 40 and 50 years, and have emerged as two o...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria :
• - Individuals older than 18 with an elevated office blood pressure :
• • suspected hypertension diagnosis or
• • uncontrolled hypertension under treatment
• Exclusion Criteria:
• 24-hour ABPM recordings presenting:
• • less than 70% of the expected measurements or
• • fewer than 20 valid awake or seven valid sleeping measurements or
• • fewer than two valid daytime and one valid night-time measurement per hour