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January 1, 2007Hypertension ResearchOpen Access

Relationship between Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Essential Hypertension

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Why the study?

Does the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) correlate with carotid ultrasound markers of atherosclerosis in patients with essential hypertension?

Population

70 patients with essential hypertension

Comparison

Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measurement vs Carotid ultrasound evaluation

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

TOTakafumi OkuraMeijo HospitalSWSanae WatanabeHyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya HospitalMKMie KurataEhime University

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Overview

CAVI associated with carotid markers in hypertension; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) correlate with carotid ultrasound markers of atherosclerosis in patients with essential hypertension?

P
Population
70 patients with essential hypertension
I
Intervention
Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measurement
C
Comparator
Carotid ultrasound evaluation (IMT, CSDC, stiffness parameter beta, and flow velocities)
O
Outcome
Correlation between CAVI and carotid ultrasound parameters of atherosclerosissurrogate

CAVI correlates significantly with carotid ultrasound markers, suggesting it is a useful clinical marker for evaluating atherosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis in hypertensive patients.

Cite This Study

Okura et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71b7bb75498292b70b1adehttps://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.30.335
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