ArticleHeart Asia2014
Arterial stiffness determined according to the cardio-ankle vascular index is associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study.
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- Bidirectional relationships between increased arterial stiffness and atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Arterial Stiffness and Markers of Atrial Myopathy.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibrillation and Early Vascular Aging: Clinical Implications, Methodology Issues and Open Questions-A Review from the VascAgeNet COST Action.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study.Vascular health and risk management · 2022Article
- Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Atrial Remodeling for Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2021Article
- The Association of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) with Biatrial Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2021Observational
- Arterial Stiffness Assessed by Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Assessment of Arterial Stiffness Using the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index.Pulse (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral lines of evidence suggest that atrial fibrillation (AF) may be a consequence of vascular disease. We investigated the relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a new index of arterial stiffness, and the presence of paroxysmal AF (PAF). METHODS AND
results181 outpatients (91 patients with PAF and 90 age- and gender-matched subjects without PAF) were analysed for their sinus rhythm. The CAVI was significantly higher in patients with PAF than in subjects without PAF (9.0±1.0 vs 8.7±0.8, p<0.01). In all subjects, the CAVI was significantly correlated with the left ventricular mass index (r=0.30, p<0.01), left atrial diameter (r=0.22, p<0.01), and augmentation index, a parameter of wave reflection (r=0.32, p<0.01), in addition to age, systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure. Logistic analysis demonstrated that the CAVI was independently associated with PAF even after adjustment for confounding factors. The adjusted OR of PAF was 1.8 for each unit increase in the CAVI (p=0.01).
conclusionsOur finding suggests that increased arterial stiffness may be involved in the maintenance of AF.
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