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Observational studyHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2020

Understanding Vascular Age: Are Clinical scoring systems useful for Early Vascular Aging Syndrome Prediction ?

Alparslan Kilic, Onur Baydar, Betul Cengiz Elcioglu, Volkan Camkiran, Ziya Apaydin, Mehmet Mustafa Can, Deniz Elcik

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Observational study in High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Role of dyslipidemia in early vascular aging syndromeTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021
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  2. Understanding Vascular Age: Are Clinical Scoring Systems Useful for Early Vascular Aging Syndrome Prediction? Methodological Issues.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2021
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alparslan KilicDepartment of Cardiology, KOC University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Onur BaydarDepartment of Cardiology, KOC University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. dr.onurbaydar@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1555-0489
Betul Cengiz ElciogluDepartment of Cardiology, KOC University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Volkan CamkiranDepartment of Cardiology, KOC University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ziya ApaydinDepartment of Cardiology, Haseki Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Mustafa CanDepartment of Cardiology, Haseki Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Deniz ElcikDepartment of Cardiology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Koç University · TRHaseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRErciyes University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEarly vascular aging syndrome (EVAS) is defined as increased arterial stiffness compared to age and sex matched patients, EVAS is measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV).

aimIn our study we aim to identify in patients with high risk of EVAS using the CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and CHA2DS2-VASc-HS scores.

methodsThe CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc-HS and CHADS2VASC scoring systems are advised to determine management strategies in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. As they contain similar risk factors for the development or presence of EVAS, we believed that this risk scoring system could also be used to predict EVAS. This study was designed as a retrospective observational study. 2108 consecutive patients who had undergone 24-h blood pressure monitoring and measured PWV levels were included in the study. The patients were divided into the two groups according to corrected Pwv values.

resultsCHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and CHA2DS2-VASc-HS scores were positively correlated with PWV values (r =0.251, p < 0.001; r = 0.457, p < 0.001; and r = 0.385, p < 0.001, respectively). CHA2DS2-VASc-HS score was statistically better than CHA2DS2, CHA2DS2-VASc score to predict early vascular aging syndrome (p < 0.001). For the prediction of EVAS, the cut-off value of CHA2DS2-VASc-HS score was ≥ 1.5 with a sensitivity of 49% and a specificity of 50 % (AUC 0.605; 95% [CI] 0.58-0.63) in the ROC curve analyses.

conclusionsThe CHA2DS2-VASc-HS scoring system might be used in daily clinical practice to calculate the total risk assessment of EVAS. This score is relatively simple to use and time-saving technique.

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AgingDecision Support TechniquesVascular StiffnessAdultAgedAge FactorsBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulse Wave AnalysisRetrospective StudiesArterial stiffnessCHA2DS2-VAScCHA2DS2-VASc-HS scoreCHADS2Early vascular aging syndrome

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