Availability of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) as a Screening Tool for Atherosclerosis

Background A novel index, the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), which reflects the stiffness of the aorta, femoral artery, and tibial artery, was recently developed by measuring brachial - ankle pulse wave velocity and blood pressure. Methods and Results In the present study 1,014 Japanese adults...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Circulation Journal 2008, Vol.72(2), pp.304-308
Hauptverfasser:	Kadota, Koichiro, Takamura, Noboru, Aoyagi, Kiyoshi, Yamasaki, Hironori, Usa, Toshiro, Nakazato, Mio, Maeda, Takahiro, Wada, Mitsuhiro, Nakashima, Ken-ichiro, Abe, Koh, Takeshima, Fuminao, Ozono, Yoshiyuki
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Ankle - physiopathology Arteries - physiopathology Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - blood Atherosclerosis - diagnosis Atherosclerosis - physiopathology Biomarkers - blood Blood Pressure Body Weights and Measures Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) Carotid intima - media thickness (CIMT) Cholesterol - blood Female Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Homocysteine (HCY) Homocysteine - blood Humans Male Mass Screening - methods Middle Aged Pulse Sex Factors Tunica Intima - physiopathology
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