Assessment of Arterial Stiffness by Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index for Prediction of Five-Year Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

ABSTRACT: The study aim was to investigate the possibility of cardiovascular complications development predicting during a five-year follow-up of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) assessment.

Methods:

Three hundred and fifty–six patients after elective CABG were enrolled in the study. Prior to surgery, arterial stiffness was assessed in all patients using CAVI. The follow-up was performed five years after the surgery, information was obtained on 238 patients, who were divided into two groups: patients with pathological (≥9.0, n = 88), and normal (<9.0, n = 150) CAVI.

Results:

Pathological CAVI (≥9.0) was detected in 33% patients before CABG, in stepwise analyses only age and left atrium dimensions statistically signif

SUBMITTER: Sumin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8719478 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature