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03-25-08, 06:29 AM
Another item for your 50+ worry list - PULSE PRESSURE
Pulse pressure is the difference between your systolic and diastolic BP. In men 60+, a pulse pressure of 60 or more is now a big predictor of coronary heart disease. :eek::eek:
Mine this morning is:
BP = 106/67
PP = 39
HR = 57 BPM
What's yours?
Read all about it.
"Importance of arterial pulse pressure as a predictor of coronary heart disease risk in PROCAM" (http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/20/2120)
Methods and results On the basis of a 10-year follow-up of 5389 men aged 35–65 at recruitment into PROCAM, we used a proportional hazards model to calculate the effect of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and PP on CHD risk after correcting for age, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, smoking, diabetes, and family history of premature CHD. Increases of 10 mmHg in DBP, SBP, and PP were associated with an increased CHD hazard ratio (HR) of 10%. When the group was divided into the age groups <50, 50–59, and >59 years, this relationship was seen in the age group 50–59 years for DBP, SBP, and PP and in men aged 60 for PP only (25% increase in HR). Overall, CHD risk in men with PP 70 mmHg was more three times that of men with PP <50 mmHg. This increased risk was not apparent at age <50 years, was greatest at age >60 years, and was also present in men who were normotensive at recruitment (SBP 160 mmHg, DBP 95 mmHg).
Conclusion In older European men, increased PP is an important independent determinant of coronary risk, even among those initially considered normotensive.
Also, a Google (http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS257&q=pulse+pressure) shows many other articles.
Pulse pressure is the difference between your systolic and diastolic BP. In men 60+, a pulse pressure of 60 or more is now a big predictor of coronary heart disease. :eek::eek:
Mine this morning is:
BP = 106/67
PP = 39
HR = 57 BPM
What's yours?
Read all about it.
"Importance of arterial pulse pressure as a predictor of coronary heart disease risk in PROCAM" (http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/20/2120)
Methods and results On the basis of a 10-year follow-up of 5389 men aged 35–65 at recruitment into PROCAM, we used a proportional hazards model to calculate the effect of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and PP on CHD risk after correcting for age, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, smoking, diabetes, and family history of premature CHD. Increases of 10 mmHg in DBP, SBP, and PP were associated with an increased CHD hazard ratio (HR) of 10%. When the group was divided into the age groups <50, 50–59, and >59 years, this relationship was seen in the age group 50–59 years for DBP, SBP, and PP and in men aged 60 for PP only (25% increase in HR). Overall, CHD risk in men with PP 70 mmHg was more three times that of men with PP <50 mmHg. This increased risk was not apparent at age <50 years, was greatest at age >60 years, and was also present in men who were normotensive at recruitment (SBP 160 mmHg, DBP 95 mmHg).
Conclusion In older European men, increased PP is an important independent determinant of coronary risk, even among those initially considered normotensive.
Also, a Google (http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS257&q=pulse+pressure) shows many other articles.