PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AS A RISK FACTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGE

The results of the study of elastic properties of arteries in 58 young people and 81 middle-aged people of both sexes are presented. Used indicators of the propagation velocity of the pulse wave and moduli of elasticity of the blood vessels elastic and muscular type. The analysis showed that patients with arterial hypertension of the 1st degree of middle age had higher rates both in their group and in comparison with the group of young age, but there was no statistically significant difference between the groups.