Behavior of arterial stiffness in different clinical conditions using the oscillometric method

Abstract

The study of arterial stiffness has been in recent years of great interest in the scientific community, being an important indicator of cardiovascular risk and mortality, in addition to being a predictor of progression for certain chronic diseases. In order to understand the interpretation of the measurement of vascular rigidity, 12 cases of patients with different physiopathological conditions are described, thus reflecting the daily clinical practice, in which the arterial stiffness was evaluated by means of an oscillometric method (Arteriograph®, TensioMed , Budapest-Hungary, Ltd.), calculating the pulse wave velocity, peripheral and central arterial pressures, pulse pressure, and augmentation indices. The adequate measurement and interpretation of this information can help to understand and resolve doubts in the face of different physiopathological conditions associated with cardiovascular diseases, improving therapeutic decision-making, following-up of patients and optimizing cardiovascular prevention