72-Year-Old Male with Very Stiff Arteries and at High Risk
February 14, 2024
61-Year-Old Male with Hypertension and Comorbidities
February 14, 2024

Personalized Treatment Regimen Following Pulse Wave Analysis

63-Year-Old Male with Hypertension and Low Augmentation Index

Digital Vascular Biomarker Assessment

Brachial Blood Pressure 162/83 mmHg
Central Systolic Pressure 141 mmHg
Augmentation Index 15%

Interpretation

At this male patient’s follow-up visit, pulse wave analysis reveals very low arterial stiffness and age-and gender-normal AP and AIx (augmentation pressure and augmentation index). Very low aortic pressure augmentation indicates that elevated central systolic pressure is likely due to other causes, such as fluid volume imbalance, high cardiac output or sympathetic over-activity. The results indicate that this patient’s hypertension is not due to stiff arteries, and therapies targeting arterial stiffness may not be as effective as diuretics or other medications to remove the fluid. Given this patient’s biomarker readings for AP and AIx, diuretics may be a more effective alternative in lowering blood pressure through volume reduction.

Figure 2. Central Aortic Clinical Parameters

Figure 2b. Average Central Aortic Waveform

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