Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity for Predicting Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke
News Thursday, August 7th, 2014STROKEAHA: June 26, 2014
Background and Purpose—We investigated whether the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) has prognostic value for predicting functional outcome after acute cerebral infarction and whether the prognostic value differs between stroke subtypes.
Methods—We included 1091 consecutive patients with first-ever acute cerebral infarction who underwent baPWV measurements. Stroke subtypes were classified using the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification. Poor functional outcomes were defined as modified Rankin Scale score >2 at 3 months after stroke onset. Read more
