Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia: an observational study

Kiris A., Bostan M., Korkmaz L., Agac M. T., Acar Z., Kaplan S., ...Daha Fazla

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.12, sa.4, ss.313-319, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/akd.2012.095
  • Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.313-319
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), the current "gold-standard" measure of arterial stiffness, has emerged as an important independent predictor of cardiovascular events. The increased PWV is recognized as an indicator of atherosclerosis. The relationship between isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and carotid-femoral PWV has not been well-described. The aim of our study was to assess this relation.