Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) for the monitoring of the atherosclerosis after heart transplantation.
Biomed Pharmacother
; 59 Suppl 1: S177-9, 2005 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Atherosclerosis has been reported to progress rapidly after heart transplantation. A quantitative diagnosis is required for the diagnosis of atherosclerosis after heart transplantation. In this study, we compared brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) for the diagnosis. The average values of both baPWV and CAVI in the seven cases after heart transplantation were found to be signif-icantly large in comparison to the average values of the normal healthy people of the same age group. When comparisons were made before and after the heart transplantation in a particular case, CAVI was stable and baPWV changed sharply. A lot of parameters such as blood pressure, blood volume, etc. have been reported to influence baPWV. The results of this study suggested that CAVI was a stable parameter in comparison to baPWV even after heart transplantation. Thus, CAVI may be useful in the diagnosis of arteriosclerosis after heart transplantation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Coração
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Aterosclerose
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Coração
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Tornozelo
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomed Pharmacother
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão