Abstract 214: Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: a Cross-Sectional Study in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Background: metabolic syndrome (MetS) can chronically affect blood vessels, leading to cardiovascular disease. Techniques that assess arterial rigidity and age such as Arteriograph® can provide insight on blood vessel function. We aimed to evaluate arterial stiffness in patients with MetS. Methodology: cross-sectional study at Luis Vernaza hospital between November and December 2015. We included patients from the Cardiology Department with a full blood panel. We obtained clinical data for age, gender, history of smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and left ventricular hypertrophy, and measured abdominal girth and blood pressure. Using the Arteriograph®, we measured brachial and central augmentation indexes, central blood pressure, pulse wave velocity (PWV) and arterial age. We retrieved values for triglycerides, HDL, and glycemia from laboratory data. We used IDF criteria to diagnose MetS, but ALAD criteria were used to detect increased abdominal girth. A p value of <0.05 accepted for significance. Results: ...