Overnight stiffness index from finger photoplethysmography in relation to markers of cardiovascular risk and vascular ageing.

IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
Henrik Hellqvist, Hermine Rietz, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Dirk Sommermeyer, Thomas Kahan, Jonas Spaak
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Abstract

Wearable technology, such as photoplethysmography (PPG), enables easily accessible individual health data with the potential for improved risk assessment. We hypothesized that the overnight stiffness index (OSI), derived from nocturnal finger PPG, could be used to assess cardiovascular risk and vascular ageing. Subjects with confirmed or suspected hypertension (n = 79, 56 males) underwent simultaneous ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and overnight sleep polygraphy with a continuous PPG registration. Overnight PPG-based pulse propagation time was used to calculate OSI. Associations between OSI and markers of cardiovascular risk, blood pressure, and indices of arterial stiffness, as indicators of vascular ageing, were assessed. Subjects were stratified into low and high OSI (according to median, 10.9 m/s). SCORE2/SCORE2-OP and Framingham risk scores were calculated. The high OSI group had higher SCORE2/SCORE2-OP (9.5 [5.5;12.5] vs 5.0 [4.0;6.5]), and OSI correlated with SCORE2/SCORE2-OP and Framingham risk score (rs = 0.40 and rs = 0.41; both P < 0.01). Indices of arterial stiffness were increased in the high OSI group including ABPM awake and asleep pulse pressures (59 ± 14 vs 50 ± 9 mmHg, P < 0.01, and 54 ± 14 vs 45 ± 7 mmHg, P < 0.001), and ambulatory arterial stiffness index (0.47 ± 0.12 vs 0.37 ± 0.11, P < 0.001), respectively. OSI correlated with 24-h and asleep pulse pressure also after adjusting for confounders. OSI was related to systolic ABPM (awake r = 0.42, asleep r = 0.55; both P < 0.001) and diastolic ABPM (asleep r = 0.36, P < 0.01). OSI, a novel PPG-based measure of nocturnal arterial stiffness, correlates with established cardiovascular risk scores and with blood pressure-derived indices of vascular ageing. This simple method may facilitate cardiovascular risk assessment using readily available medical and wearable consumer devices.

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Heart and Vessels
Heart and Vessels 医学-外周血管病
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3.10
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13.30%
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211
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2 months
期刊介绍: Heart and Vessels is an English-language journal that provides a forum of original ideas, excellent methods, and fascinating techniques on cardiovascular disease fields. All papers submitted for publication are evaluated only with regard to scientific quality and relevance to the heart and vessels. Contributions from those engaged in practical medicine, as well as from those involved in basic research, are welcomed.
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