Pulse wave velocity correlates with XXXX assessed with transesophageal echocardiography.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity955 @entity731 @entity121 @entity122
UNASSIGNED: Aortic pulse wave velocity ( @entity122 ) is a noninvasive vascular parameter that is related to cardiovascular risk. We studied the relationship between aortic @entity122 and @entity731 assessed with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The @entity1 referred for TEE before electrical cardioversion of @entity955 were included in the study. Maximal @entity121 ( @entity121 ) including maximal @entity731 plaque thickness of the descending thoracic aorta was measured on TEE images. @entity122 was measured in those @entity1 who had the sinus rhythm restored. Univariable linear regression was used to test associations between the parameters studied. Variables identified by linear regression, as significantly related to @entity122 , were further analyzed by multivariable linear regression models. We studied 99 @entity1 (57 @entity1 , 42 @entity1 , mean age 70.4  11.5 years). With univariable regression, we found that @entity122 was significantly related to @entity121 (P<0.0001), age (P<0.0001) and pulse pressure (PP, P=0.005). There was no significant relationship between @entity122 and systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressures, as well as heart rate. The multivariable regression analysis, with all the variables significant in the univariable analysis in the model, showed that only @entity121 remained significantly related to @entity122 (P<0.0001, b=0.31), whereas age (P=0.18) and PP (P=0.16) were not. In conclusion, @entity122 is related to @entity731 assessed with TEE independent of age and blood pressure.Journal of @entity1 @entity101 advance online publication, 23 April 2015; doi:10.1038/jhh.2015.35.
