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. 2022 May 10;35(5):441-453.
doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab178.

Clinical Applications Measuring Arterial Stiffness: An Expert Consensus for the Application of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index

Matthew J Budoff  1 , Bruce Alpert  2 , Julio A Chirinos  3 , Bo Fernhall  4 , Naomi Hamburg  5 , Kazuomi Kario  6 , Iftikhar Kullo  7 , Kunihiro Matsushita  8 , Toru Miyoshi  9 , Hirofumi Tanaka  10 , Ray Townsend  3 , Paul Valensi  11
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Clinical Applications Measuring Arterial Stiffness: An Expert Consensus for the Application of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index

Matthew J Budoff et al. Am J Hypertens. .

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this document is to provide clinicians with guidance, using expert consensus, to help summarize evidence and offer practical recommendations.

Methods: Expert Consensus Documents are intended to provide guidance for clinicians in areas in which there are no clinical practice guidelines, especially for new and evolving tests such as arterial stiffness measurements, until any formal guidelines are released.

Results: This expert consensus document is intended as a source of information for decision-making and to guide clinician-patient discussions in various clinical scenarios.

Conclusions: The goal is to help clinicians and patients make a more informed decision together.

Keywords: arterial stiffness; blood pressure; cardio-ankle vascular index; clinical; endothelial function; expert consensus; hypertension; vascular disease.

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Figure 1.
A demonstration of the typical progression clinically from arterial stiffness to heart failure, both preserved (diastolic dysfunction) and reduced (systolic dysfunction).
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