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Objective:Several studies have reported an association between hypertension and fracture incidence. Nevertheless, whether peripheral and central arterial parameters are associated with bone density and fracture incidence has not been studied. Furthermore, whether these associations are influenced by

OBJECTIVE Whether the cardiovascular risk attributed to elevated uric acid levels may be explained by changes in central and peripheral pulsatile and/or steady blood pressure (BP) components remains controversial. METHODS In a cross-sectional analysis of normotensive and untreated hypertensive participants of the CARTaGENE populational cohort, we examined the relationship between uric acid, and both pulsatile and steady components of peripheral and central BP, using sex-stratified linear regressions. RESULTS Of the 20 004 participants, 10 161 individuals without antihypertensive or uric acid-lowering drugs had valid pulse wave analysis and serum uric acid levels. In multivariate analysis, pulsatile components of BP were not associated with uric acid levels, whereas steady components [mean BP (MBP), peripheral and central DBP] were all associated with higher levels of uric acid levels in women and men (all P

OBJECTIVES Central hemodynamic parameters are better predictors of the cardiovascular burden than peripheral blood pressure (BP). Beta-blockers are known to reduce central BP to a lesser extent than peripheral BP, a hypothesized mechanistic consequence of heart rate (HR) reduction. METHODS The association between beta-blocker use, HR and central hemodynamics indices was studied in treated hypertensive participants of the CARTaGENE study using propensity score analyses and multivariate linear regressions. RESULTS Of the 20 004 participants, 2575 were treated hypertensive patients with valid pulse wave analysis. Using propensity score analyses, beta-blocker users (n = 605) were matched to nonusers having similar clinical characteristics with (Model 1) and without (Model 2) adjustment for HR. This resulted in 457 and 510 pairs with adequate balance, except for a HR difference in Model 2 (62.5 ± 10.5 vs. 70.4 ± 11.5 bpm, p