Table 2 Indices of aortic stiffness, endothelial function, skin microvascular function, and LV diastolic function and left atrial size.

From: Circulating vascular biomarkers in relation to physiological indices of aortic stiffness and endothelial function in hypertension

cPP (mm Hg)

52 ± 14.8

AIx (%)

30.3 ± 11.5

cfPWV (m/s)

9.4 ± 2.8

crPWV (m/s)

9.0 ± 1.2

cfPWV / crPWV

1.0 ± 0.3

FMD (%)

5.4 ± 4.2

GTN (%)

16.0 ± 7.0

RI (Δ%)

–7.0 ± 3.0

ACh peak flux (PU)

33 [19–61]

SNP peak flux (PU)

55 [37–82]

E/e’

8.9 ± 2.4

LAVI (ml/m2)

16.3 ± 5.0

  1. Data is presented as mean values ± SD, or as median and interquartiles for 107 patients.
  2. cPP central pulse pressure, AIx augmentation index, cfPWV carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity, crPWV carotid to radial pulse wave velocity, FMD post-ischemic forearm flow-mediated vasodilation, GTN glytrine trinitrate, i.e. endothelium independent vasodilation; RI (Δ%), reflection index change (i.e. the relative change in height of the diastolic reflecting pulse wave before and after beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist stimulation), ACh peak flux acetylcholine induced forearm skin flow reactivity; SNP peak flux, sodium nitroprusside induced forearm skin flow reactivity, PU perfusion units, E/e’ peak velocity flow in early diastole (E) divided by mitral annular early diastolic velocity (e’), LAVI left atrial volume index.
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