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Is arterial stiffness measured by CAVI associated with cerebral small vessel disease in asymptomatic young and middle-aged subjects?
Is arterial stiffness measured by CAVI associated with cerebral small vessel disease in asymptomatic young and middle-aged subjects?
In asymptomatic young and middle-aged individuals, increased arterial stiffness measured by CAVI is significantly associated with the presence of cerebral small vessel disease.
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Supports CAVI as marker of cerebral small vessel disease in asymptomatic adults; hypothesis-generating, should not yet change practice.
Choi et al. (2012) studied this question.
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