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Abnormal pulse pressure

MedGen UID:
882202
•Concept ID:
C0855322
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0030850

Definition

An anomaly of the pulse pressure, which is defined as the systolic pressured minus the diastolic pressure. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal pulse pressure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cardiovascular risk in diabetes mellitus: epidemiology, assessment and prevention.
Wong ND, Sattar N
Nat Rev Cardiol 2023 Oct;20(10):685-695. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1038/s41569-023-00877-z. PMID: 37193856
Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: JACC Focus Seminar.
Schrag M, Kirshner H
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Apr 21;75(15):1819-1831. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.10.066. PMID: 32299594
Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents.
Flynn JT, Kaelber DC, Baker-Smith CM, Blowey D, Carroll AE, Daniels SR, de Ferranti SD, Dionne JM, Falkner B, Flinn SK, Gidding SS, Goodwin C, Leu MG, Powers ME, Rea C, Samuels J, Simasek M, Thaker VV, Urbina EM; SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN CHILDREN
Pediatrics 2017 Sep;140(3) Epub 2017 Aug 21 doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1904. PMID: 28827377

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The relations of abnormal pulse pressure to the cardiovascular risk factors and the cardiac function in adults from Hebei, Zhejiang, and Guangxi province of China.
Jiang Z, Sang H, Fu X, Liang Y
Cell Biochem Biophys 2014 Dec;70(3):1507-11. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0079-1. PMID: 25344649
Use of antihypertension agents for the suppression of arterial pulse pressure waveforms in patients with intracranial aneurysms.
Turner CL, Wilkinson IB, Kirkpatrick PJ
J Neurosurg 2006 Apr;104(4):531-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.4.531. PMID: 16619656

Diagnosis

The relations of abnormal pulse pressure to the cardiovascular risk factors and the cardiac function in adults from Hebei, Zhejiang, and Guangxi province of China.
Jiang Z, Sang H, Fu X, Liang Y
Cell Biochem Biophys 2014 Dec;70(3):1507-11. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0079-1. PMID: 25344649

Therapy

Vascular Aging Is Accelerated in Flight Attendants With Occupational Secondhand Smoke Exposure.
Wei J, Shufelt C, Oestreicher Stock E, Mills C, Dhawan S, Jacob R, Torbati T, Cook-Wiens G, Benowitz N, Jacob P, Ganz P, Bairey Merz CN, Redberg R
J Occup Environ Med 2019 Mar;61(3):197-202. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001497. PMID: 30475308Free PMC Article
The relations of abnormal pulse pressure to the cardiovascular risk factors and the cardiac function in adults from Hebei, Zhejiang, and Guangxi province of China.
Jiang Z, Sang H, Fu X, Liang Y
Cell Biochem Biophys 2014 Dec;70(3):1507-11. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0079-1. PMID: 25344649
Use of antihypertension agents for the suppression of arterial pulse pressure waveforms in patients with intracranial aneurysms.
Turner CL, Wilkinson IB, Kirkpatrick PJ
J Neurosurg 2006 Apr;104(4):531-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.4.531. PMID: 16619656

Clinical prediction guides

Significant association between lower pulse pressure and increasing levels of a novel type of phospholipid.
Yao CS, Wu QZ, Xu HX, Liu F, Chang LG, Song LC, Gao LS, Meng XL
Genet Mol Res 2014 Feb 21;13(2):2922-30. doi: 10.4238/2014.February.21.16. PMID: 24634302

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