Table 2 Heart-carotid PTT, heart-radial PTT and carotid-radial PTT, arm PWV, and peripheral arterial volume distensibility from the normal subjects and heart failure patients
Variables | Normal subjects | Heart failure subjects | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
Heart-carotid PTT (ms) | 61 ± 10 | 62 ± 16 | 0.83 |
Heart-radial PTT (ms) | 125 ± 13 | 118 ± 16 | <0.05 |
Carotid-radial PTT (ms) | 64 ± 10 | 56 ± 11 | <0.01 |
Arm PWV (m/s) | 9.0 ± 1.1 | 10.4 ± 2.4 | <0.01 |
Arterial volume distensibility (% per mmHg) | 0.17 ± 0.04 | 0.13 ± 0.05 | 0.001 |