P1.29 CARDIO-ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX, LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND INAPPROPRIATE LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS

The relation between carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and LV remodeling/dysfunction is confounded by the effect of blood pressure (BP). We evaluated the relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a less BP-dependent measure of the stiffness constant (β) of the aorta, iliac,...

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Main Authors: G. Schillaci, F. Battista, G. Pucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2013-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125938936/view