Is pulse stronger in people with hypertension? -

Arterial stiffness is a strong determinant of cardiovascular risk. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an index of arterial stiffness, and its prognostic value has been repeatedly emphasized. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), an index of arterial wall stiffness, is modulated by blood pressure (BP). Whether heart rate (HR) is also a modulator of PWV is controversial. Recent researches involving mainly patients with high aortic PWV have found either no change or a positive correlation between the two. Study results demonstrate that even in patients with a low degree of atherosclerosis, HR is a potential modulator of carotid-femoral PWV. Cardiovascular risk may differ significantly from one individual to the next, which has an impact on calculations based on part of the cardiovascular risk factors only. I suffer from hypertension and my pulse wave velocity is always normal. Personally my hypertension doesn’t interfere with heart pulse. No matter what your age, strive to reduce systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg. Systolic blood pressure should become the principal focus for the detection, evaluation, and treatment of hypertension, especially in middle-aged and older people. Talk to your doctor, he can give you more detailed information. Take care always! Mar

nope. just have their blood pressure measured. my pulse was weak when mine was untreated with a pulse of 50 bpm resting.