Non-Invasive Central Aortic Pressure Monitoring for Clinical Trials
Measuring central BP provides health care providers and patients additional information about the possibility of experiencing end-organ damage, cerebrovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and cardiovascular disease. Elevated central pressures have been associated with an increased risk of vascular events and cognitive impairment.
Monitoring central BP at home is anticipated to have the following potential benefits:
- Increase the effectiveness of management plans (lifestyle and medical) that are anticipated to positively impact brain health
- provide feedback directly to patients and further empower patients
- Improve the relationship between health care providers and patients
- Improve the ability of health care providers to evaluate complex interactions between comorbidities and drugs that can affect vascular physiology