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Low pulse pressure

MedGen UID:
894331
•Concept ID:
C4280743
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0030851

Definition

Reduced amplitude of the pulse pressure (systolic blood pressure minus diastolic blood pressure). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLow pulse pressure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tailored risk assessment of 90-day acute heart failure readmission or all-cause death to heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction.
Park J, Zhong X, Babaie Sarijaloo F, Wokhlu A
Clin Cardiol 2022 Apr;45(4):370-378. Epub 2022 Jan 25 doi: 10.1002/clc.23780. PMID: 35077583Free PMC Article
Stimulation of angiogenesis using single-pulse low-pressure shock wave treatment.
Sundaram S, Sellamuthu K, Nagavelu K, Suma HR, Das A, Narayan R, Chakravortty D, Gopalan J, Eswarappa SM
J Mol Med (Berl) 2018 Nov;96(11):1177-1187. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00109-018-1690-1. PMID: 30155768
Treatment of Meniere's disease with the low-pressure pulse generator (Meniett device).
Gates GA
Expert Rev Med Devices 2005 Sep;2(5):533-7. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2.5.533. PMID: 16293064

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in ECMO: Pathophysiology, Neuromonitoring, and Therapeutic Opportunities.
Khanduja S, Kim J, Kang JK, Feng CY, Vogelsong MA, Geocadin RG, Whitman G, Cho SM
Cells 2023 Jun 5;12(11) doi: 10.3390/cells12111546. PMID: 37296666Free PMC Article
Early Low Pulse Pressure in VA-ECMO Is Associated with Acute Brain Injury.
Shou BL, Wilcox C, Florissi I, Kalra A, Caturegli G, Zhang LQ, Bush E, Kim B, Keller SP, Whitman GJR, Cho SM; HERALD Investigators
Neurocrit Care 2023 Jun;38(3):612-621. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01607-y. PMID: 36167950Free PMC Article
The relationship between pulse pressure with plasma PCSK9 and interleukin-6 among patients with acute ischemic stroke and dyslipidemia.
Chang CS, Kuo CL, Huang CS, Cheng YS, Lin SS, Liu CS
Brain Res 2022 Nov 15;1795:148080. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148080. PMID: 36088960
High Right Atrial Pressure and Low Pulse Pressure Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Kirklin JK, Marshell R, Smith MG, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Tresler M, Pamboukian SV
J Card Fail 2018 Aug;24(8):487-493. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.003. PMID: 29572191
Arterial pulse pressure and postoperative morbidity in high-risk surgical patients.
Ackland GL, Abbott TEF, Pearse RM, Karmali SN, Whittle J, Minto G; POM-HR Study Investigators
Br J Anaesth 2018 Jan;120(1):94-100. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.009. PMID: 29397143

Diagnosis

Early Low Pulse Pressure in VA-ECMO Is Associated with Acute Brain Injury.
Shou BL, Wilcox C, Florissi I, Kalra A, Caturegli G, Zhang LQ, Bush E, Kim B, Keller SP, Whitman GJR, Cho SM; HERALD Investigators
Neurocrit Care 2023 Jun;38(3):612-621. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01607-y. PMID: 36167950Free PMC Article
Evolving trends in mechanical circulatory support: Clinical development of a fully magnetically levitated durable ventricular assist device.
Sidhu K, Lam PH, Mehra MR
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2020 May;30(4):223-229. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.05.013. PMID: 31201005
High Right Atrial Pressure and Low Pulse Pressure Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Kirklin JK, Marshell R, Smith MG, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Tresler M, Pamboukian SV
J Card Fail 2018 Aug;24(8):487-493. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.003. PMID: 29572191
Low Pulse Pressure After Acute Ischemic Stroke is Associated With Unfavorable Outcomes: The Taiwan Stroke Registry.
Tang SC, Yin JH, Liu CH, Sun MH, Lee JT, Sun Y, Hsu CS, Sun MC, Lin CH, Chen CH, Lien LM, Muo CH, Jeng JS, Hsu CY; Taiwan Stroke Registry Investigators
J Am Heart Assoc 2017 Jun 22;6(6) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005113. PMID: 28642220Free PMC Article
Low pulse pressure as a predictor of death in patients with mild to advanced heart failure.
Yildiran T, Koc M, Bozkurt A, Sahin DY, Unal I, Acarturk E
Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(3):284-90. PMID: 20548803Free PMC Article

Therapy

Low pulse pressure and high serum complement C1q are risk factors for hemodialysis headache: A case-control study.
Gan Q, Zhang L, Fang Y, Yang L, Shi M, Xiao Z
Headache 2024 Mar;64(3):285-298. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/head.14688. PMID: 38429985
Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in ECMO: Pathophysiology, Neuromonitoring, and Therapeutic Opportunities.
Khanduja S, Kim J, Kang JK, Feng CY, Vogelsong MA, Geocadin RG, Whitman G, Cho SM
Cells 2023 Jun 5;12(11) doi: 10.3390/cells12111546. PMID: 37296666Free PMC Article
High Right Atrial Pressure and Low Pulse Pressure Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Kirklin JK, Marshell R, Smith MG, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Tresler M, Pamboukian SV
J Card Fail 2018 Aug;24(8):487-493. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.003. PMID: 29572191
Arterial pulse pressure and postoperative morbidity in high-risk surgical patients.
Ackland GL, Abbott TEF, Pearse RM, Karmali SN, Whittle J, Minto G; POM-HR Study Investigators
Br J Anaesth 2018 Jan;120(1):94-100. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.009. PMID: 29397143
Differing prognostic value of pulse pressure in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: results from the MAGGIC individual patient meta-analysis.
Jackson CE, Castagno D, Maggioni AP, Køber L, Squire IB, Swedberg K, Andersson B, Richards AM, Bayes-Genis A, Tribouilloy C, Dobson J, Ariti CA, Poppe KK, Earle N, Whalley G, Pocock SJ, Doughty RN, McMurray JJ; Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure MAGGIC
Eur Heart J 2015 May 7;36(18):1106-14. Epub 2015 Jan 23 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu490. PMID: 25616644

Prognosis

High Right Atrial Pressure and Low Pulse Pressure Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Kirklin JK, Marshell R, Smith MG, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Tresler M, Pamboukian SV
J Card Fail 2018 Aug;24(8):487-493. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.003. PMID: 29572191
Arterial pulse pressure and postoperative morbidity in high-risk surgical patients.
Ackland GL, Abbott TEF, Pearse RM, Karmali SN, Whittle J, Minto G; POM-HR Study Investigators
Br J Anaesth 2018 Jan;120(1):94-100. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.009. PMID: 29397143
Low Pulse Pressure After Acute Ischemic Stroke is Associated With Unfavorable Outcomes: The Taiwan Stroke Registry.
Tang SC, Yin JH, Liu CH, Sun MH, Lee JT, Sun Y, Hsu CS, Sun MC, Lin CH, Chen CH, Lien LM, Muo CH, Jeng JS, Hsu CY; Taiwan Stroke Registry Investigators
J Am Heart Assoc 2017 Jun 22;6(6) doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005113. PMID: 28642220Free PMC Article
Differing prognostic value of pulse pressure in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: results from the MAGGIC individual patient meta-analysis.
Jackson CE, Castagno D, Maggioni AP, Køber L, Squire IB, Swedberg K, Andersson B, Richards AM, Bayes-Genis A, Tribouilloy C, Dobson J, Ariti CA, Poppe KK, Earle N, Whalley G, Pocock SJ, Doughty RN, McMurray JJ; Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure MAGGIC
Eur Heart J 2015 May 7;36(18):1106-14. Epub 2015 Jan 23 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu490. PMID: 25616644
Low pulse pressure as a predictor of death in patients with mild to advanced heart failure.
Yildiran T, Koc M, Bozkurt A, Sahin DY, Unal I, Acarturk E
Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(3):284-90. PMID: 20548803Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Low pulse pressure and high serum complement C1q are risk factors for hemodialysis headache: A case-control study.
Gan Q, Zhang L, Fang Y, Yang L, Shi M, Xiao Z
Headache 2024 Mar;64(3):285-298. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/head.14688. PMID: 38429985
The relationship between pulse pressure with plasma PCSK9 and interleukin-6 among patients with acute ischemic stroke and dyslipidemia.
Chang CS, Kuo CL, Huang CS, Cheng YS, Lin SS, Liu CS
Brain Res 2022 Nov 15;1795:148080. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148080. PMID: 36088960
Pulse pressure is associated with cognitive performance in Japanese non-demented population: a cross-sectional study.
Mizuhara R, Mitaki S, Takamura M, Abe S, Onoda K, Yamaguchi S, Nagai A
BMC Neurol 2022 Apr 11;22(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02666-6. PMID: 35410174Free PMC Article
High Right Atrial Pressure and Low Pulse Pressure Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Kirklin JK, Marshell R, Smith MG, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Tresler M, Pamboukian SV
J Card Fail 2018 Aug;24(8):487-493. Epub 2018 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.003. PMID: 29572191
Arterial pulse pressure and postoperative morbidity in high-risk surgical patients.
Ackland GL, Abbott TEF, Pearse RM, Karmali SN, Whittle J, Minto G; POM-HR Study Investigators
Br J Anaesth 2018 Jan;120(1):94-100. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.009. PMID: 29397143

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