Direct means of obtaining CAVI0-a corrected cardio-ankle vascular stiffness index (CAVI)-from conventional CAVI measurements or their underlying variables

• Published in: Physiological measurement Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. N128 - N137
• Main Authors: Spronck, Bart, Mestanik, Michal, Tonhajzerova, Ingrid, Jurko, Alexander, Jurko, Tomas, Avolio, Alberto P, Butlin, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.10.2017
• Subjects: arterial compliance; arterial stiffness; arteriosclerosis; blood pressure correction; hypertension; pulse wave velocity

Objective: Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as measured using the VaSera device (CAVIVS, Fukuda Denshi), has been proposed as a stiffness index that does not depend on blood pressure. We have recently shown theoretically that CAVIVS still exhibits blood pressure dependence, and proposed the correc...