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Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Its Potential Clinical Implications for Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a prevalent disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While arterial stiffness is a surrogate marker for the development of CVD, the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a recently developed metric for evaluating arterial stiffness. Clinical studies...

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Autor principal: Kotani, Kazuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000360974