Inter-arm differences in blood pressure (IAD) are associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in varied cohort studies.
INTERPRESS-IPD is an international collaboration to find out more about the link between IAD and mortality risk, by combining individual patient data (IPD) from IAD cohort studies into a single large dataset for IPD meta-analysis.
The project seeks to develop a new prognostic model for cardiovascular risk estimation that includes IAD, and to provide robust evidence on IAD to inform clinical care and future guidelines.
INTERPRESS-IPD is funded via the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme (PB-PG-0215-36009), and the PenCLAHRC Public Involvement Group (PenPIG) supported the funding bid. Find out more in the video above, or read our Exposure article.
A previous PenCLAHRC-supported research project on hypertension helped to establish the prevalence of inter-arm blood pressure difference and its associations with peripheral vascular disease and reduced cardiovascular event-free survival.
Dr Chris Clark, Prof John Campbell – Principal Investigators. Dr Fiona Warren, Prof Rod Taylor, Tim Eames, Prof Victor Aboyans, Prof Lyne Cloutier, Prof Richard McManus, Prof Angela Shore - Co-applicants. Julie Chudley - Research Administrator.
