Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) measured by a new device: protocol for a validation study

Introduction Cardio‐ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a new marker of arterial stiffness (AS) that can assess vascular wall stiffness in the aorta, femoral artery and tibial artery. CAVI is less affected by blood pressure at the time of measurement than the gold standard method (carotid-femoral pulse w...

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Main Authors: Sergio Rico Martín, Valentina Vassilenko, Jorge M de Nicolás Jiménez, Purificación Rey Sánchez, Andreia Serrano, Mariana Martínez Alvarez, Julián F Calderón García, Juan F Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e038581.full
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