Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index As A Marker Of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy In Treated Hypertensives: Findings From The Pamela Study

CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides new evidence of an independent association between CAVI and LVH in treated elderly hypertensive patients and suggests that the use of this metric of arterial stiffness could not only be used to evaluate vascular damage but also to stratify the risk of LVH.PMID:38441300 | DOI:10.1093/ajh/hpae022

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - March 5, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cesare Cuspidi Rita Facchetti Fosca Quarti-Trevano Raffaella Dell'Oro Giuseppe Mancia Guido Grassi Source Type: research