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Pulse Wave Velocity and Arterial Stiffness Index. |
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| Pulse Wave Velocity |
All Subjects |
Healthy subjects |
CAD patients |
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| Number of observations |
88 |
48 |
40 |
| Heart Brachial PWV |
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| Mean |
279.0 |
262.4 |
298.9*** |
| SD |
45.10 |
17.03 |
58.67 |
| SE |
4.808 |
2.459 |
9.276 |
| Heart Ankle PWV |
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| Mean |
482.8 |
425.1 |
551.9*** |
| SD |
85.97 |
17.28 |
84.50 |
| SE |
9.165 |
2.494 |
13.36 |
| Brachial Ankle PWV |
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| Mean |
1392 |
1115 |
1725*** |
| SD |
397.3 |
103.8 |
362.1 |
| SE |
42.36 |
14.99 |
57.25 |
| Carotid Femoral PWV |
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| Mean |
930.7 |
702.7 |
1204*** |
| SD |
329.2 |
90.54 |
301.8 |
| SE |
35.09 |
13.07 |
47.72 |
| Brachial ASI |
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| Mean |
38.08 |
37.41 |
38.89 |
| SD |
10.23 |
4.373 |
14.46 |
| SE |
1.090 |
0.6312 |
2.287 |
| Ankle ASI |
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| Mean |
53.84 |
48.22 |
60.59*** |
| SD |
13.97 |
7.601 |
16.73 |
| SE |
1.489 |
1.097 |
2.646 |
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*** p < 0.0001 Vs Healthy subjects | |||
Naidu et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2005 4:49 doi:10.1186/1475-925X-4-49 |
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