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Excess Pressure Integral Predicts Cardiovascular Events Independent of Other Risk Factors in the Conduit Artery Functional Evaluation Substudy of Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial

Davies, JE; Lacy, P; Tillin, T; Collier, D; Cruickshank, JK; Francis, DP; Malaweera, A; ... Hughes, AD; + view all (2014) Excess Pressure Integral Predicts Cardiovascular Events Independent of Other Risk Factors in the Conduit Artery Functional Evaluation Substudy of Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial. Hypertension , 64 (1) pp. 60-68. 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02838. Green open access

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Abstract

Excess pressure integral (XSPI), a new index of surplus work performed by the left ventricle, can be calculated from blood pressure waveforms and may indicate circulatory dysfunction. We investigated whether XSPI predicted future cardiovascular events and target organ damage in treated hypertensive individuals. Radial blood pressure waveforms were acquired by tonometry in 2069 individuals (aged, 63±8 years) in the Conduit Artery Functional Evaluation (CAFE) substudy of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT). Measurements of left ventricular mass index (n=862) and common carotid artery intima media thickness (n=923) were also performed. XSPI and the integral of reservoir pressure were lower in people treated with amlodipine±perindopril than in those treated with atenolol±bendroflumethiazide, although brachial systolic blood pressure was similar. A total of 134 cardiovascular events accrued during a median 3.4 years of follow-up; XSPI was a significant predictor of cardiovascular events after adjustment for age and sex, and this relationship was unaffected by adjustment for conventional cardiovascular risk factors or Framingham risk score. XSPI, central systolic blood pressure, central augmentation pressure, central pulse pressure, and integral of reservoir pressure were correlated with left ventricular mass index, but only XSPI, augmentation pressure, and central pulse pressure were associated positively with carotid artery intima media thickness. Associations between left ventricular mass index, XSPI, and integral of reservoir pressure and carotid artery intima media thickness and XSPI were unaffected by multivariable adjustment for other covariates. XSPI is a novel indicator of cardiovascular dysfunction and independently predicts cardiovascular events and targets organ damage in a prospective clinical trial.

Type: Article
Title: Excess Pressure Integral Predicts Cardiovascular Events Independent of Other Risk Factors in the Conduit Artery Functional Evaluation Substudy of Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02838
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02838
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, carotid intima thickness, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, pulse wave analysis, Cardiovascular events, Antihypertensive therapy
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1431925
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