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- Title
Color M-mode echocardiography-derived propagation velocity of descending aorta decreases with aging.
- Authors
Yaman, Mehmet; Arslan, Uğur; Bayramoğlu, Adil; Bektaş, Osman; Karataş, Ahmet
- Abstract
Background: Arterial stiffness (AS) can be determined by some noninvasive tests such as pulse wave velocity (PWV). Atherosclerosis is also detectable by some ultrasonographic techniques such as color M-mode-derived propagation velocity measured along the origin of the descending aorta (AVP). Aim: The aim of the study was to find out a possible relationship between atherosclerosis and AVP and whether AVP can be used as a parameter of AS. Materials and methods: The study group was composed of 134 people from routine screening examination who were ≥40 years old, completely healthy, and without any known disease and use of any drug. PWV has been determined to show aortic stiffness, and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) was measured for subclinical atherosclerosis. AVP values were obtained from all participants, and correlations were calculated between these parameters and age. Results: AVP decreased (r=-0.902, P,0.001) and PWV increased (r=0.854, P,0.001) significantly with increasing age. CIMT also increased with aging (r=0.518, P,0.001). There were significant correlations between AVP and PWV (r=-0.832, P,0.001) and AVP and CIMT (r=-0.345, P,0.001). Conclusion: Transthoracic echocardiographic determination of AVP can be used as a simple measurement of AS and correlates well with PWV, age, and CIMT in healthy people.
- Subjects
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORACIC aorta; ARTERIAL diseases; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of aging; MEDICAL screening; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES
- Publication
Therapeutics & Clinical Risk Management, 2017, Vol 13, p669
- ISSN
1176-6336
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/TCRM.S133011