Cardio‐ankle vascular index and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of prospective and cross‐sectional studies

• Published in: The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 16 - 24
• Main Authors: Matsushita, Kunihiro, Ding, Ning, Kim, Esther D., Budoff, Matthew, Chirinos, Julio A., Fernhall, Bo, Hamburg, Naomi M., Kario, Kazuomi, Miyoshi, Toru, Tanaka, Hirofumi, Townsend, Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; all‐cause mortality; Aorta - diagnostic imaging; Aorta - physiology; arterial stiffness; Asia - epidemiology; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardio Ankle Vascular Index - methods; cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; cardio‐ankle vascular index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hypertension and Cardiovascular Outcomes; Male; meta‐analysis; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Review Paper; Risk Factors; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Asia; arterial stiffness; meta-analysis; cardiovascular disease; cardio-ankle vascular index; all-cause mortality

The cardio‐ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a new measure of arterial stiffness that reflects the stiffness from the ascending aorta to the ankle arteries, and demonstrates little dependence on blood pressure during the evaluation. However, a comprehensive assessment of the association of CAVI with ca...