To Investigate The Relationship Between Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) And Coronary Artery Disease

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and coronary heart disease.MethodAccording to the result of coronary angiography, 59 patients were divided into two groups, 34 patients had history of coronary heart disease and 25 patients had no coronary heart disease. baPWV was measured, relevant clinical data and the indices of blood biochemistry test were collected.ResultsThere were significant differences in baPWV [(1945.29±251.57)cm/s vs (1481.76±267.98)cm/s, P<0.01], Tch[(5.31±1.86) mmol/L vs (4.49±0.77)mmol/L, P<0.05], LDL-Ch[(2.69±1.09) mmol/L vs (2.20±0.55) mmol/L, P<0.05], UA[(388.59±82.60) mmol/L vs (317.24±69.50) mmol/L, P<0.01] and Log(hs-CRP)[(0.69±0.32) vs (0.09±0.52) , P<0.01] between two groups. But there were no significant differences in other clinical data between two groups.ConclusionThere is close relationship between baPWV and coronary heart disease. LDL-ch, UA and hs-CRP play an important role in the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease.