As renin achieved borderline significance with an adjusted p = 0.067, we added use of angiotensin II receptor blockers to the model, which confirmed that there is no difference between the groups (unadjusted p = 0.022).
Overall, diastolic function—represented herein by TDI derived average E’—showed moderate-strong and highly significant negative correlations with the following arterial characteristics in a descending order (absolute values for r): cfPWV ( Figure 1A ), inverse ascending aortic distensibility, parameters of wave reflection (cAIx, pAIx, AI), and CSP.