Short Editorial: Hydrotherapy Reduces Arterial Stiffness in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension
Increased pulse pressure is associated with aging. This is mainly caused by increased systolic pressure, but also by decreased diastolic pressure. Diastolic blood pressure below 50 mmHg has been related to increased cardiovascular risk.
With the development of devices that allow the indirect estimation of central pressure from the aortic root and analysis of arterial stiffness (another marker of cardiovascular risk), many studies have shown that changes in vascular dynamics are detected earlier using central measurements compared with peripheral blood pressure measurements.
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