Choi Su-Yeon
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Pulse (Basel). 2017 Jan;4(Suppl 1):17-20. doi: 10.1159/000448462. Epub 2016 Dec 23.
Arterial stiffness has been established as a surrogate marker for the prognosis of cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness is also a predictor of future cardiovascular events, and is the earliest detectable manifestation of adverse structural and functional changes to blood vessel walls.
The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is an index representing the stiffness of the entire arterial segments from the aorta to the ankle independent of the blood pressure at the time of the measurement. This paper provides an overview of the clinical application of arterial stiffness measurement by CAVI in asymptomatic Koreans. It includes the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and CAVI, and the relation between CAVI and asymptomatic coronary artery disease.
动脉僵硬度已被确立为心血管疾病预后的替代标志物。动脉僵硬度也是未来心血管事件的预测指标,并且是血管壁不良结构和功能变化最早可检测到的表现。
心踝血管指数(CAVI)是一种代表从主动脉到脚踝的整个动脉段僵硬度的指数,与测量时的血压无关。本文概述了CAVI测量动脉僵硬度在无症状韩国人中的临床应用。它包括心脏代谢危险因素与CAVI之间的关联,以及CAVI与无症状冠状动脉疾病之间的关系。