Caínzos-Achirica M, Rampal S, Chang Y, Ryu S, Zhang Y, Zhao D, Cho J, Choi Y, Pastor-Barriuso R, Lim SY, Bruguera J, Elosua R, Lima JA, Shin H, Guallar E
Atherosclerosis. 2015 Aug;241(2):350-6, PMID: 26071657
To evaluate the association between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a convenient, non-radiating, readily available measurement of arterial stiffness, and coronary artery calcium (CAC), a reliable marker of coronary atherosclerosis, in a large sample of young and middle-aged asymptomatic adults; and to assess the incremental value of baPWV for detecting prevalent CAC beyond traditional risk factors.
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE