Abstract
Aim. To study the clinical potential and feasibility of the assessment of cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) at medical prevention departments and units.Material and methods. The study included 66 patients (13 men and 53 women; mean age 52,26±11,2 years) with very low to very high total cardiovascular risk (CVR) levels and SCORE index 0–25% (mean SCORE index 3,18±4,34%), who underwent volume sphygmography and automatic CAVI measurement.Results. There was a moderately strong, statistically significant correlation between CAVI and age; CAVI and systolic blood pressure (SBP); and CAVI and SCORE. While higher CAVI values were observed among non-smokers and patients with arterial hypertension, these differences were not statistically significant.Conclusion. As a method for arterial stiffness assessment, CAVI measurement is easy to perform, does not require any special preparation, and can be used at medical prevention departments and units as a part of a more detailed preventive examination. A moderately strong, statistically significant correlation was observed between CAVI and SCORE, as well as between CAVI and such SCORE components as age and SBP. However, further research is needed in order to clarify the possibility of CAVI inclusion in prognostic models.
Highlights
A moderately strong, statistically significant correlation was observed between Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and SCORE, as well as between CAVI and such SCORE components as age and systolic blood pressure (SBP)
Further research is needed in order to clarify the possibility of CAVI inclusion in prognostic models
Pulse wave velocity changes on arterial hyperand Prevention 2013; 12 (4): 51–5
Summary
As a method for arterial stiffness assessment, CAVI measurement is easy to perform, does not require any special preparation, and can be used at medical prevention departments and units as a part of a more detailed preventive examination. CAVI — cardio-ankle vascular index (сердечно-лодыжечный индекс), PWV — pulse wave velocity (скорость пульсовой волны), SCORE — Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (систематическая оценка коронарного риска), АГ — артериальная гипертензия, АД — артериальное давление, БСК — болезни системы кровообращения, ДАД — диастолическое артериальное давление, ЕОК — Европейское общество кардиологов, ОРИСКОН — Оценка РИСКа Основных Неинфекционных заболеваний, САД — систолическое артериальное давление, СРПВ — скорость распространения пульсовой волны, ССР — сердечно-сосудистый риск, ФР — фактор риска, ХНИЗ — хронические неинфекционные заболевания
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