Relationship between resting heart rate and arterial stiffness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Implications for pulmonary rehabilitation
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August 9, 2019Does Poorer Pulmonary Function Accelerate Arterial Stiffening?
Up to 20% of the general population may exhibit impaired pulmonary function making it crucial to uncover the mechanisms that link it to cardiovascular disease. A team led by Okamoto aimed to investigate the relationship between pulmonary function and arterial stiffness progression over a 5-year period. They found that lower forced expiratory volume was associated with arterial stiffening (pulse wave velocity) and its progression over time. This supports that pulmonary function is linked to higher arterial stiffness and its progression over time, suggesting that pulmonary function is an important factor associated with arterial stiffness.