Open AccessCardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Daiji Nagayama,
Kentaro Fujishiro,
Keijiro Nakamura,
Yasuhiro Watanabe,
Takashi Yamaguchi,
Kenji Suzuki,
Kazuhiro Shimizu,
Atsuhito Saiki,
Kohji Shirai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s351602
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , arterial stiffness , body mass index , cardiology , cohort , cross sectional study , renal function , population , logistic regression , cohort study , proportional hazards model , receiver operating characteristic , risk factor , blood pressure , pathology , environmental health
Physiological tests to assess systemic vascular function are not included in the risk score for atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to examine whether cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a systemic arterial stiffness parameter, is associated with the presence of AF in Japanese general population.