Atorvastatin Treatment Does Not Alter Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy Adults

Table 3

Arterial stiffness changes by drug assignment.

	Atorvastatin ()		Placebo ()
	Baseline	6 mo	Baseline	6 mo
, ms	139.1 ± 36.8	148.4 ± 18.8	147.7 ± 19.4	143.4 ± 18.0
AIx, %	21.5 ± 15.1	20.1 ± 14.3	24.8 ± 10.4	27.6 ± 14.3
AIx at , %	16.5 ± 14.2	16.0 ± 15.2	18.4 ± 10.6	22.1 ± 14.4

Data are means ± SD. , aortic transit time; AIx, augmentation index; AIx at HR_75 bpm, AIx normalized to heart rate of 75 bpm.