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Cecilie Fjeldstad¹, Christine Frederiksen, Anette S Fjeldstad

¹MS Center of Oklahoma, Mercy NeuroScience Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Cecilie.Fjeldstad@Mercy.net

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Arterial compliance is reduced in young patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), indicating a potential systemic inflammatory effect. This compromise was not observed in older MS patients compared to controls.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Cardiovascular Science
Immunology

Background:

Systemic inflammation in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus reduces arterial compliance.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease primarily affecting the central nervous system (CNS) with a significant inflammatory component.
The cardiovascular effects of MS-related inflammatory mediators are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess large (C1) and small (C2) arterial compliance in MS patients.
To compare arterial compliance in MS patients with age-matched healthy controls.
To investigate differences in arterial compliance among relapsing-remitting MS (RR-MS), secondary progressive MS (SP-MS), and control groups.

Main Methods:

Pulse contour analysis (PCA) was used to measure arterial compliance.
Blood pressure waveform data from Arterial Pulse Wave Sensors were analyzed.
The study included 26 individuals with MS and 25 healthy controls, aged 18-64.

Main Results:

Younger patients with RR-MS exhibited significantly lower large (C1) and small (C2) arterial compliance compared to young healthy controls (P < .05).
No significant differences in C1 or C2 were found between older RR-MS patients, SP-MS patients, and healthy controls (P > .05).

Conclusions:

Arterial compliance is significantly reduced in young individuals with MS, suggesting a systemic impact of CNS-focused inflammation.
The findings indicate that age may influence the manifestation of cardiovascular changes in MS.
Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms linking CNS inflammation to arterial health.