Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Subjects with Dyslipidaemia and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Aim: The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a novel non-invasive marker of arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis. The aim of this work was to examine whether the CAVI value in patients with dyslipidaemia (DLP) is increased by the presence of other cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabe...

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Published in:Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 2013, Vol.20(5), pp.443-451
Main Authors: Soska, Vladimir, Frantisova, Michaela, Dobsak, Petr, Dusek, Ladislav, Jarkovsky, Jiri, Novakova, Marie, Shirai, Kohji, Fajkusova, Lenka, Freiberger, Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Ankle - blood supply
Atherosclerosis - etiology
Atherosclerosis - physiopathology
Blood Pressure
Cardio-ankle vascular index
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidaemia
Dyslipidemias - complications
Dyslipidemias - physiopathology
Female
Heart - physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension
Lipids - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Smoking
Vascular Stiffness
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Summary:Aim: The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a novel non-invasive marker of arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis. The aim of this work was to examine whether the CAVI value in patients with dyslipidaemia (DLP) is increased by the presence of other cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking. Methods: A total of 392 subjects with DLP (166 male, 226 female), with a median age of 58.5 and 5-95 percentile range 32.2-73.9 years were examined. CAVI was measured using the VaSera 1500 system. Results: CAVI correlated significantly with age (p
ISSN:1340-3478
1880-3873
DOI:10.5551/jat.15420