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Table 2 Cut-off values relative to ba-PWV for healthy vessels

From: Establishing the interchangeability of arterial stiffness but not endothelial function parameters in healthy individuals

 

Calculated cut-off

Calculated Rangea

VP-ba-PWV (m/s) right

18.0

–

VP-ba-PWV (m/s) left

18.1

17.2–19.1

SC-ra-PWV (m/s)

14.8

12.1–18.8

SC-AIx@75 (%)

27.6

9.4–45.8

EP-AIx@75

23.6

−7.0 – 54.2

  1. Instrument abbreviations: VP VP-1000, SC SphygmoCor, EP EndoPat
  2. Measurement abbreviations: PWV Pulse wave velocity, AIx Augmentation index, @75 Corrected to 75 bpm, RHI Reactive hyperemia index, ba Brachial-ankle, ra Radial-ankle
  3. n = 39
  4. acalculated based on SEM of slope, n = 39
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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