Key result
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity was a significant determinant of the number of diseased coronary arteries in subjects without metabolic syndrome, but not in those with metabolic syndrome.
Why the study?
Does arterial stiffness correlate with the severity of coronary artery disease in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome?
Cross-Sectional (n=396)
No
Does arterial stiffness correlate with the severity of coronary artery disease in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome?
Effect estimate: β=0.10
p-value: p=<0.05
Arterial stiffness is a marker for coronary artery disease severity in patients without metabolic syndrome, but not in those with metabolic syndrome.
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baPWV should not guide CAD severity assessment in metabolic syndrome; leaves open its prognostic value in non-metabolic syndrome patients.
Koji et al. (2007) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary Artery Disease and Metabolic Syndrome (n=396). Arterial stiffness (brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity) vs. Presence vs absence of metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Number of diseased coronary arteries (β=0.10, p=<0.05). Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity was a significant determinant of the number of diseased coronary arteries in subjects without metabolic syndrome, but not in those with metabolic syndrome.
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