Differential Effects of Combination of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors on Central Aortic Blood Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Hypertensive Outpatients

Table 6

Measurement of arterial stiffness.

Treatment group	AP (mmHg)	AI (%)	RC (%)	PWV (m/s)
ACEI+CCB
ACEI+diuretics
ARB+CCB
ARB+diuretics
Others
value	0.001	0.001	0.026	—

: frequency; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker; AP: augmentation pressure; AI: augmentation index; RC: reflection coefficient; PWV: pulse wave velocity; m: meters; s = seconds; ; ^#.