title: [The diagnostic value and clinical significance of a method for estimating the arterial stiffness by cardio-ankle vascular index].
abstract: The review presents the data of clinical studies of a new method for estimating the arterial stiffness by cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI). The most significant factors influencing the vascular wall are analyzed and a CAVI measuring procedure and a calculation algorithm are described in detail. An association of the estimation of CAVI with other procedures determining the rigidity of the arterial wall is analyzed. A possibility for the practical application of this index to the study of the elastic properties of the vascular wall and for its use as a surrogate criterion to evaluate the vasoprotective effect of antihypertensive agents is considered.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Oleĭnikov
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Matrosova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sergatskaia
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Tomashevskaia
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000098:blood supply*; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D004548:Elasticity / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography