Diabetes and central blood pressure in coronary patients

Background: Relative (represented by pulsatility) as well as absolute (pulse pressure) changes of central blood pressure (BP) were shown to predict cardiovascular (CV) complications in coronary patients. However, the influence of diabetes (a major CV risk factor) on the values of BP-derived indices is unknown.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Piotr Jankowski, Dorota Debicka-Dabrowska, Malgorzata Kloch-Badelek, Leszek Bryniarski, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka Source Type: research