Close Relationship of Diabetes and Hypertension for Arterial Sclerosis (AS) By Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV)

Mutual relationship of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and cerebral vascular accident (CVA) would be often observed. They have common etiological aspects, including obesity, insulin resistance, oxydative stress and inflammation. As to further evaluation, arterial stiffness (AS) has been studied for measuring brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV). Diabetic patients show higher incidence of carotid stenosis and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Recent study showed significantly higher hazard ratios (HR) of diabetes onset for higher baPWV and blood pressure (BP). HR was 1.48 for only high baPWV, 2.11 for only high BP and 2.42 for both high values, respectively.

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