DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i07.039

Pages: 2492-2495

A total of 240 subjects of different age groups were studied for detection of early atherosclerotic risk by measuring their Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) and Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) with the help of Vascular Profiler (VP-1000). It is a non invasive, vascular screening device for early detection of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis using “Waveform Analysis and Vascular Evaluation” WAVE Technology. The VP 1000 assesses arteriosclerosis by PWV – an index of arterial wall stiffness and by ABI an index to assess arterial occlusion by a single operation and displays the results in a two-dimensional graph. Statistical analysis of the data, obtained was done to evaluate the association between different parameters. In our study, statistically significant changes have been observed in PWV values in Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) and Non Ischaemic Heart Disease (Non IHD) group (P Value 0.003). There were no statistically significant changes in the value of ABI in IHD and non IHD groups.