Cross-Sectional Relations of Peripheral Microvascular Function, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Aortic Stiffness
Mitchell G, Vita J, Larson M, Parise H, Keyes M, Warner E, Vasan R, Levy D, Benjamin E. Cross-Sectional Relations of Peripheral Microvascular Function, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Aortic Stiffness. Circulation 2005, 112: 3722-3728. PMID: 16330686, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.551168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsBrachial pulse pressureMean arterial pressureAortic stiffnessAortic wall stiffnessRisk factorsArterial pressurePulse pressureBlood flowConventional cardiovascular disease risk factorsHyperemic forearm blood flowRisk factor-adjusted modelsFramingham Heart Study Offspring CohortAbnormal aortic stiffnessForearm blood flowBrachial artery diameterPeripheral microvascular functionForward pressure wave amplitudePulse wave velocitySmall artery structureHigh-resolution ultrasoundWall stiffnessMicrovascular reactivity