Clinical significance of arterial stiffness as a factor for hospitalization of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a retrospective matched case-control study.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study has demonstrated that the high value of CAVI was independently associated with the hospitalization of HFpEF patients.
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Source: Journal of Cardiology - April 4, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takagi K, Ishihara S, Kenji N, Iha H, Kobayashi N, Ito Y, Nohara T, Ohkuma S, Mitsuishi T, Ishizuka A, Shigihara S, Sone M, Tokuyama H, Omote T, Kikuchi A, Nakamura S, Yamamoto E, Ishikawa M, Amitani K, Takahashi N, Maruyama Y, Imura H, Sato N, Shimizu W Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research