A systematic review and meta-analysis of central to brachial blood pressure amplification in patients type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background: Brachial blood pressure (BP) may not reflect central BP due to systolic BP (SBP) amplification. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) elicit vascular irregularities that may affect SBP amplification or other central BP indices (including pulse pressure [PP], augmentation pressure [AP] and augmentation index [AIx]). By systematic review and meta-analysis, this study aimed to determine the magnitude and variation of central-to-brachial SBP and PP amplification, AIx and AP in T2DM compared to non-diabetic controls.
Source: Artery Research - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research