Use of the augmentation index from applanation tonometry of the radial artery for assessing the extent of coronary artery calcium as assessed by coronary computed tomography

Use of the augmentation index from applanation tonometry of the radial artery for assessing the extent of coronary artery calcium as assessed by coronary computed tomography

Background: The augmentation index (AI) obtained from applanation tonometry of the radial artery is technically the easiest and quickest of available methods for assessing arterial stiffness. We tested the hypothesis that the radial AI is associated with the extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC) a...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Watanabe, Satoshi Kurisu, Yoji Sumimoto, Hiroki Ikenaga, Takashi Shimonaga, Tadanao Higaki, Fuminari Tatsugami, Ken Ishibashi, Toshiro Kitagawa, Yoshihiro Dohi, Yukihiro Fukuda, Hideya Yamamoto, Kazuo Awai, Yasuki Kihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Subjects:
arterial stiffness
augmentation index
central blood pressure
coronary artery calcium
coronary computed tomography
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1267195

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2016.1267195

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