Aortic Pulse-Wave Velocity and Its Relationship to Mortality in Diabetes and Glucose Intolerance

Abstract

Aortic PWV is a powerful independent predictor of mortality in both diabetes and GTT population samples. In displacing SBP as a prognostic factor, aortic PWV is probably further along the causal pathway for arterial disease and may represent a useful integrated index of vascular status and hence cardiovascular risk.