Diurnal changes in central pressure and pulse wave parameters in healthy subjects

Purpose: The feasibility of pulse wave analysis (PWA) over 24 hours with oscillometric devices has already been shown and first studies indicate additional information compared to single measurements. Nevertheless, diurnal patterns of PWA parameters in healthy subjects, which can potentially serve as a reference, are currently missing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform 24h-PWA measurements in healthy subjects over a wide age range and to analyse day/night differences.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bernhard Hametner, Christopher Mayer, Jelena K öster, Johannes Weber, Michael Reppel, Klaas Franzen, Eugenijus Kaniusas, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Kai Mortensen Source Type: research