P1.19 Family History of Cardiovascular Events, Arterial Stiffness and Central Blood Pressure: The Guimarães Study (Study to Determine the Cardiovascular Risk of the Population of Guimarães/Vizela: Prevalence of Arterial Stiffness and Early Vascular Aging Syndrome)

We observed 2123 subjects from two adjacent cities in the north of Portugal (Guimarães/Vizela) randomly selected from the population to include a cohort representative of age and gender distribution. We evaluated their clinical and metabolic characteristics. Relevant family history (FH) of cardiovascular events (CVE), Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) and Central Blood Pressure measurements were collected. We considered positive FH (PFH) for CVE whenever one subject had two first degree family members with positive CVE history or one first degree relative with a premature CVE. Our goal is to understand if a PFH of CVE influences arterial stiffness (AS) / central hemodynamic parameters, increasing CV risk.