Is arterial pulse contour analysis using Nexfin a new option in the noninvasive measurement of cardiac output?
Noninvasive PCA allows the safe and economic measurement of CO, yet it still has major limitations. Although the agreement with CMR was acceptable, there was a clinically unacceptable variation; absolute values should not be used interchangeably. These results suggest that therapeutic interventions and clinical decisions should not be based on noninvasive PCA measurements at the present time.
NAFLD was found to be an independent predictor of faster progression of baPWV even after adjusting other cardiovascular risk factors. These prospective data support a pathogenic role for NAFLD in the development of arterial stiffness.