Жесткость сосудистой стенки среди лиц с факторами риска сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний

Objective. The aim of the study was to assess vascular stiffness in healthy subjects with different cardiovascular risk factors (components of metabolic syndrome) and its relation to other target organ damage. Design and methods. We examined 117 patients having at least one metabolic syndrome component. Left ventricular hypertrophy according to ASE 2006 was detected in 45 %, microalbuminuria in 27 %, decreased ankle-brachial index in 24 %, carotid plaques in 15 %. Results. None of the subjects had pulse wave velocity (PWV, carotid-femoral) more than 12 m/s. PWV was related only to age and blood pressure and correlated with other target organ damage level.