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Circulation, Vol 80, 1652-1659, Copyright © 1989 by American Heart Association


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Noninvasive determination of age-related changes in the human arterial pulse

R Kelly, C Hayward, A Avolio and M O'Rourke
St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Arterial pressure waves were recorded noninvasively from the carotid, radial, femoral, or all three of these arteries of 1,005 normal subjects, aged 2-91 years, using a new transcutaneous tonometer containing a high fidelity Millar micromanometer. Waves were ensemble- averaged into age-decade groups. Characteristic changes were noted with increasing age. In all sites, pulse amplitude increased with advancing age (carotid, 91.3%; radial 67.5%; femoral, 50.1% from first to eighth decade), diastolic decay steepened, and diastolic waves became less prominent. In the carotid pulse, there was, in youth, a second peak on the downstroke of the waves in late systole. After the third decade, this second peak rose with age to merge with and dominate the initial rise. In the radial pulse, a late systolic wave was also apparent, but this occurred later; with age, this second peak rose but not above the initial rise in early systole, even at the eighth decade. In the femoral artery, there was a single systolic wave at all ages. Aging changes in the arterial pulse are explicable on the basis of both an increase in arterial stiffness with increased pulse-wave velocity and progressively earlier wave reflection. These two factors may be separated and effects of the latter measured from pressure wave-contour analysis using an "augmentation index," determined by a computer algorithm developed from invasive pressure and flow data. Changes in peak pressure in the central (carotid) artery show increasing cardiac afterload with increasing age in a normal population; this can account for the cardiac hypertrophy that occurs with advancing age (even as other organs atrophy) and the predisposition to cardiac failure in the elderly. Identification of mechanisms responsible offers a new approach to reduction of left ventricular afterload.


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I. Eskurza, K. D. Monahan, J. A. Robinson, and D. R. Seals
Ascorbic acid does not affect large elastic artery compliance or central blood pressure in young and older men
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, April 1, 2004; 286(4): H1528 - H1534.
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HypertensionHome page
S. Li, W. Chen, S. R. Srinivasan, and G. S. Berenson
Childhood Blood Pressure as a Predictor of Arterial Stiffness in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study
Hypertension, March 1, 2004; 43(3): 541 - 546.
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Diabetes CareHome page
R. M.A. Henry, O. Kamp, P. J. Kostense, A. M.W. Spijkerman, J. M. Dekker, R. van Eijck, G. Nijpels, R. J. Heine, L. M. Bouter, and C. D.A. Stehouwer
Left Ventricular Mass Increases With Deteriorating Glucose Tolerance, Especially in Women: Independence of Increased Arterial Stiffness or Decreased Flow-Mediated Dilation: The Hoorn Study
Diabetes Care, February 1, 2004; 27(2): 522 - 529.
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Rheumatology (Oxford)Home page
K.-S. Cheng, A. Tiwari, A. Boutin, C. P. Denton, C. M. Black, R. Morris, G. Hamilton, and A. M. Seifalian
Carotid and femoral arterial wall mechanics in scleroderma
Rheumatology, November 1, 2003; 42(11): 1299 - 1305.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
A. K. Reddy, Y.-H. Li, T. T. Pham, L. N. Ochoa, M. T. Trevino, C. J. Hartley, L. H. Michael, M. L. Entman, and G. E. Taffet
Measurement of aortic input impedance in mice: effects of age on aortic stiffness
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, October 1, 2003; 285(4): H1464 - H1470.
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J. Mayet and A. Hughes
Cardiac and vascular pathophysiology in hypertension
Heart, September 1, 2003; 89(9): 1104 - 1109.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
J. R. Greenfield, K. Samaras, L. V. Campbell, A. B. Jenkins, P. J. Kelly, T. D. Spector, and C. S. Hayward
Physical activity reduces genetic susceptibility to increased central systolic pressure augmentation: a study of female twins
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., July 16, 2003; 42(2): 264 - 270.
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P.-S. Tsai, C. B. Yucha, W. W. Nichols, and H. Yarandi
Hemodynamics and Arterial Properties in Response to Mental Stress in Individuals with Mild Hypertension
Psychosom Med, July 1, 2003; 65(4): 613 - 619.
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T. J.L. Vuurmans, P. Boer, and H. A. Koomans
Effects of Endothelin-1 and Endothelin-1 Receptor Blockade on Cardiac Output, Aortic Pressure, and Pulse Wave Velocity in Humans
Hypertension, June 1, 2003; 41(6): 1253 - 1258.
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Ann Rheum DisHome page
R Klocke, J R Cockcroft, G J Taylor, I R Hall, and D R Blake
Arterial stiffness and central blood pressure, as determined by pulse wave analysis, in rheumatoid arthritis
Ann Rheum Dis, May 1, 2003; 62(5): 414 - 418.
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G. E. McVeigh
Pulse Waveform Analysis and Arterial Wall Properties
Hypertension, May 1, 2003; 41(5): 1010 - 1011.
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S. C. Millasseau, S. J. Patel, S. R. Redwood, J. M. Ritter, and P. J. Chowienczyk
Pressure Wave Reflection Assessed From the Peripheral Pulse: Is a Transfer Function Necessary?
Hypertension, May 1, 2003; 41(5): 1016 - 1020.
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Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Bio.Home page
J. J. Oliver and D. J. Webb
Noninvasive Assessment of Arterial Stiffness and Risk of Atherosclerotic Events
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, April 1, 2003; 23(4): 554 - 566.
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J. Appl. Physiol.Home page
L. R. Peterson, M. R. Rinder, K. B. Schechtman, R. J. Spina, K. L. Glover, D. T. Villareal, and A. A. Ehsani
Peak exercise stroke volume: associations with cardiac structure and diastolic function
J Appl Physiol, March 1, 2003; 94(3): 1108 - 1114.
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M. Miyachi, A. J. Donato, K. Yamamoto, K. Takahashi, P. E. Gates, K. L. Moreau, and H. Tanaka
Greater Age-Related Reductions in Central Arterial Compliance in Resistance-Trained Men
Hypertension, January 1, 2003; 41(1): 130 - 135.
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M. Tamminen, J. Westerbacka, S. Vehkavaara, and H. Yki-Jarvinen
Insulin-Induced Decreases in Aortic Wave Reflection and Central Systolic Pressure Are Impaired in Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Care, December 1, 2002; 25(12): 2314 - 2319.
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G. M. London, S. J. Marchais, A. P. Guerin, F. Metivier, and H. Adda
Arterial structure and function in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., October 1, 2002; 17(10): 1713 - 1724.
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Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Bio.Home page
K. E. North, J. W. MacCluer, R. B. Devereux, B. V. Howard, T. K. Welty, L. G. Best, E. T. Lee, R. R. Fabsitz, and M. J. Roman
Heritability of Carotid Artery Structure and Function: The Strong Heart Family Study
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, October 1, 2002; 22(10): 1698 - 1703.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
S. A. Hope, D. B. Tay, I. T. Meredith, and J. D. Cameron
Comparison of generalized and gender-specific transfer functions for the derivation of aortic waveforms
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, September 1, 2002; 283(3): H1150 - H1156.
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C. S. Hayward, M. Kraidly, C. M. Webb, and P. Collins
Assessment of endothelial function using peripheral waveform analysis: A clinical application
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 7, 2002; 40(3): 521 - 528.
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M Takagaki, P M McCarthy, M Chung, J Connor, R Dessoffy, Y Ochiai, M Howard, K Doi, M Kopcak, T N Mazgalev, et al.
Preload-adjusted maximal power: a novel index of left ventricular contractility in atrial fibrillation
Heart, August 1, 2002; 88(2): 170 - 176.
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S. Soderstrom, G. Nyberg, M. F. O'Rourke, J. Sellgren, and J. Ponten
Can a clinically useful aortic pressure wave be derived from a radial pressure wave?{dagger}
Br. J. Anaesth., April 1, 2002; 88(4): 481 - 488.
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J Am Coll CardiolHome page
I. B. Wilkinson, K. Prasad, I. R. Hall, A. Thomas, H. MacCallum, D. J. Webb, M. P. Frenneaux, and J. R. Cockcroft
Increased central pulse pressure and augmentation index in subjects with hypercholesterolemia
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., March 20, 2002; 39(6): 1005 - 1011.
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J. L. Tycho Vuurmans, W. H. Boer, W.-J. W. Bos, P. J. Blankestijn, and H. A. Koomans
Contribution of Volume Overload and Angiotensin II to the Increased Pulse Wave Velocity of Hemodialysis Patients
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., January 1, 2002; 13(1): 177 - 183.
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C. Vlachopoulos, K. Hirata, and M. F. O'Rourke
Pressure-Altering Agents Affect Central Aortic Pressures More Than Is Apparent From Upper Limb Measurements in Hypertensive Patients: The Role of Arterial Wave Reflections
Hypertension, December 1, 2001; 38(6): 1456 - 1460.
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I. B. Wilkinson, S. S. Franklin, I. R. Hall, S. Tyrrell, and J. R. Cockcroft
Pressure Amplification Explains Why Pulse Pressure Is Unrelated to Risk in Young Subjects
Hypertension, December 1, 2001; 38(6): 1461 - 1466.
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J. L. Izzo Jr, T. S. Manning, and B. E. Shykoff
Office Blood Pressures, Arterial Compliance Characteristics, and Estimated Cardiac Load
Hypertension, December 1, 2001; 38(6): 1467 - 1470.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.Home page
J. Westerbacka, A. Seppala-Lindroos, and H. Yki-Jarvinen
Resistance to Acute Insulin Induced Decreases in Large Artery Stiffness Accompanies the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., November 1, 2001; 86(11): 5262 - 5268.
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