Abstract
BackgroundPrevious epidemiological evidence has identified many risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Pulse pressure (PP) was reported to be associated with CAD. However, more attention was paid to aortic PP than to brachial PP. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the direct relationship between brachial PP and the presence and extent of CAD in stable angina patients.MethodsWe recruited a total of 1118 consecutive patients with stable chest pain suspected of CAD. After screening with exclusion criteria, 654 patients were finally included in our study. Every patient underwent both blood pressure measurement and selective coronary angiography. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to analyze the association between PP and the presence and extent of CAD.ResultsThis study revealed that brachial PP was an independent correlate of multivessel CAD. In multivariate generalized linear regression model, increasing brachial PP (per 1 mmHg) were associated with the increased number of diseased vessels (β = 0.01, SE = 0.00, P < 0.0001). Binary logistic regression analysis further confirmed this association. The risk of multivessel CAD increased significantly in patients with brachial PP ≥ 60 mmHg (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.14–2.48, P = 0.0084) and as per 1 mmHg increased in brachial PP (OR = 1.02, 95% CI = 1.01–1.03, P = 0.0002), independent of age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and creatinine (Cr). This association was still of statistical significance in subgroup analysis of hypertension and diabetes.ConclusionIncreasing brachial PP was significantly and independently associated with increased risk of multivessel coronary disease in stable angina patients. The association of brachial PP with CAD was more pronounced in hypertension group than in non-hypertension one.
Highlights
Previous epidemiological evidence has identified many risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD)
For blood pressure (BP), significant differences were observed in hypertension, Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and Pulse pressure (PP), but not in Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), as the number of diseased coronary vessels increased
The risk of multivessel CAD increased significantly in patients with brachial PP ≥ 60 mmHg (OR = 1.69, 95% Confidence interval (CI) = 1.14–2.48, P = 0.0084) and as per 1 mmHg increased in brachial PP (OR = 1.02, 95% CI = 1.01–1.03, P = 0.0002), independent of age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and Cr (Table 3)
Summary
Previous epidemiological evidence has identified many risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). More attention was paid to aortic PP than to brachial PP This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the direct relationship between brachial PP and the presence and extent of CAD in stable angina patients. Several studies have investigated the association between PP and the extent of CAD in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography (CAG). Their main focus, was aortic pressure, not brachial pressure [10,11,12,13]. Brachial PP, as a non-invasive and available indicator, can be better applied in clinical practice In this cross-sectional study, we explored the relationship between brachial PP and the presence and extent of coronary artery disease in the stable angina patients
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