Association of cardio-ankle vascular index with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events in metabolic syndrome patients

Association of cardio-ankle vascular index with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events in metabolic syndrome patients

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the association between arterial stiffness assessed as cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and CV events in the middle-aged metabolic syndrome (MS) patients. Materials and methods: A follow-up study was carried out in 2106 middl...

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Main Authors: Aleksandras Laucevičius, Ligita Ryliškytė, Jūratė Balsytė, Jolita Badarienė, Roma Puronaitė, Rokas Navickas, Svetlana Solovjova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
Arterial stiffness
Metabolic syndrome
Cardiovascular risk
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15000403

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