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Is the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function?
Is the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function?
Increased arterial stiffness, as measured by the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI), is independently associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with preserved systolic function.
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May signal arterial stiffness-diastolic dysfunction link in preserved EF; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation before practice change.
Sakane et al. (2008) studied this question.
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