2004
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-0990-8
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Arterial distensibility as determined by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with Behçet’s disease

Abstract: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystem disorder characterized by genital and oral aphthae, skin lesions, uveitis, and tendency to thrombosis. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an important factor in determining cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. It is an index of arterial wall stiffness and inversely related to the arterial distensibility. In this study we investigated the arterial distensibility in BD by PWV. We studied 14 patients with BD (18-44 years old, 10 men) and 28 healthy subjects (18-39 year… Show more

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“…[8][9][10][21][22][23][24][25][26] Increased values of IMT with BD have been reported in some studies. [7][8][9] Alan et al [8] also proved the existence of decreased arterial distensibility in BD, and Rhee et al [22] detected increased arterial stiffness in BD.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[8][9][10][21][22][23][24][25][26] Increased values of IMT with BD have been reported in some studies. [7][8][9] Alan et al [8] also proved the existence of decreased arterial distensibility in BD, and Rhee et al [22] detected increased arterial stiffness in BD.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Although there are several methods currently available to assess arterial stiffness, researchers and clinicians still face problems in selecting the best methodology for their specific use. This paper summeries the advantages and disadvantages of pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AI) in the assessment of arterial stiffness.…”
Section: Assessment Of Arterial Stiffness With Pulse Wave Velocity Ormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 Carotidfemoral PWV is the gold standard test for assessing central arterial stiffness; [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] however, it is valuable under experienced hands, so its applicability is mostly limited to research institutes. 19 Brachialankle PWV measurement is another method that is simple enough to use in clinical practice, as it only involves wrapping a pressure cuff around each of the four extremities.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It is used as an indicator of arterial stiffness and plays an important clinical role in describing patients under high cardiovascular risk. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] PWV is inversely correlated with arterial elasticity and relative arterial compliance. Theoretically, the wave velocity (C0), in a thin-walled, uniform, elastic vessel containing an incompressible viscous fluid, with no reflections, can be expressed by the Moens-Korteweg equation: C0= √Eh/2ρR (E: Young's modulus of elasticity, h: wall thickness, R: mean radius, ρ: blood density).…”
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“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][18][19][20] In fact, the most important factor contributing to increased aortic PWV in humans is age because it causes increased arterial stiffness due to decreased elastin fiber, increased collagenous material and loss of arterial elasticity. [21][22][23] Increased medial calcification and endothelial dysfunction are also characteristics of arterial aging.…”
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