Skip to main content
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Open access
  • Published:

Arterial Stiffness Measurement in Metabolic Syndrome Patients

References

  1. Cozma A, Fodor A, Procopciuc LM, Alexescu T, Negrean V, Pop D, et al. Does the nitric oxide synthase T786C gene polymorphism influence arterial stiffness in patients with metabolic syndrome? Artery Res 2020 (in press).

  2. Zintzaras E, Kitsios G, Stefanidis I. Endothelial NO synthase gene polymorphisms and hypertension: a meta-analysis. Hypertension 2006;48:700–10.

    Google Scholar 

  3. O’Rourke MF, Staessen JA, Vlachopoulos C, Duprez D, Plante GE. Clinical applications of arterial stiffness; definitions and reference values. Am J Hypertens 2002;15:426–44.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Spronck B, Delhaas T, Butlin M, Reesink KD, Avolio AP. Options for dealing with pressure dependence of pulse wave velocity as a measure of arterial stiffness: an update of cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and CAVI0. Pulse (Basel) 2017;5:106–14.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Alizargar J, Hsieh NC, Wu SV, Weng SY. Using the cardioankle vascular index (CAVI) or the mathematical correction form (CAVI0) in clinical practice. Int J Mol Sci 2020;21:2410.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Alizarga J, Bai CH, Hsieh NC, Wu SV, Weng SY, Wu JP. Association of kidney function tests with a cardio-ankle vascular index in community- dwelling individuals with a normal or mildly decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate. Medicina (Kaunas) 2019;55:657.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Javad Alizargar.

Additional information

Peer review under responsibility of the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology

Rights and permissions

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Alizargar, J. Arterial Stiffness Measurement in Metabolic Syndrome Patients. Artery Res 26, 261 (2020). https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.200519.002

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.200519.002