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January 1, 2007Circulation JournalOpen Access

Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is a Candidate Predictor of Coronary Atherosclerosis

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Why the study?

Does the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) better predict the severity of coronary atherosclerosis compared to carotid ultrasonography parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography?

Population

109 participants who underwent coronary angiography (CAG)

Comparison

Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measurement vs Carotid atherosclerosis parameters obtained from…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KNKeijiro NakamuraTTTakanobu TomaruSYShigeo Yamamura

Discussion

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Overview

CAVI may aid noninvasive assessment of coronary atherosclerosis severity; leaves open prospective validation against carotid parameters.

Structured PICO

Does the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) better predict the severity of coronary atherosclerosis compared to carotid ultrasonography parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography?

P
Population
109 participants who underwent coronary angiography (CAG)
I
Intervention
Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measurement
C
Comparator
Carotid atherosclerosis parameters (mean IMT, maximum IMT, plaque score) obtained from high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography
O
Outcome
Severity of coronary atherosclerosis (number of stenotic vessels on coronary angiography)surrogate

CAVI may be a superior non-invasive predictor of coronary atherosclerosis severity compared to carotid intima-media thickness and plaque score.

Cite This Study

Nakamura et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71b74e31a3df824329c646https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.72.598
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