Blood Pressure Variability: Can Nonlinear Dynamics Enhance Risk Assessment During Cardiovascular Surgery?

Blood pressure variability: can nonlinear dynamics enhance risk assessment during cardiovascular surgery?

Citation Subramaniam, Balachundhar, Kamal R. Khabbaz, Thomas Heldt, Adam B. Lerner, Murray A. Mittleman, Roger B. Davis, Ary L. Goldberger, and Madalena D. Costa. “Blood Pressure Variability: Can Nonlinear Dynamics Enhance Risk Assessment During Cardiovascular Surgery?” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 28, no. 2 (April 2014): 392–397. As Published http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jv...

Indices of blood pressure variability and cardiovascular risk.

Letters to the Editor will be published, if suitable, as space permits. They should not exceed 1000 words (typed double-spaced) in length and may be subject to editing or abridgment. To the Editor: I read with interest the article by Hansen et al 1 evaluating the relation between blood pressure (BP) variability and risk. The prognostic value of BP variability, expressed as SD, was previously ev...

Can Ambulatory Blood Pressure Variability Contribute to Individual Cardiovascular Risk Stratification?

Objective. The aim of this study is to define the normal range for average real variability (ARV) and to establish whether it can be considered as an additional cardiovascular risk factor. Methods. In this observational study, 110 treated hypertensive patients were included and admitted for antihypertensive treatment adjustment. Circadian blood pressure was recorded with validated devices. Bloo...

Central blood pressure and hypertension: role in cardiovascular risk assessment.

Although the differences between central and peripheral BP (blood pressure) have been known for decades, the consequences of decision-making based on peripheral rather than central BP have only recently been recognized. The influence of cyclic stretch (owing to cyclic changes in BP) on the aortic wall in atherosclerosis has been documented at every stage of its development. Apart from mediating...

Blood Pressure Regulation During Bathing: Is There a Cardiovascular Risk?