Academic Editor: Hack-Lyoung Kim
Increased aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been proved as a strong predictor
of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients after myocardial
infarction (MI). Due to the various technical approaches the level of high PWV
values show significant differences. We evaluated the cut-off PWV values for MACE
prediction using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and oscillometric
methods for validating the prognostic value of high PWV in post-infarcted
patients. Phase contrast imaging (PCI) and oscillometric based Arteriograph (AG)
were compared in this 6 years follow-up study, including 75 consecutive patients
of whom 49 suffered previous ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Patients
received follow-up for MACE comprising all-cause death, non-fatal MI, ischemic
stroke, hospitalization for heart failure and coronary revascularization. An
acceptable agreement and significant correlation (rho: 0.332, p