title: Small artery elasticity predicts future cardiovascular events in chinese patients with angiographic coronary artery disease.
abstract: Arterial elasticity has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in apparently healthy populations. The present study aimed to explore whether arterial elasticity could predict CVD events in Chinese patients with angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD). Arterial elasticity of 365 patients with angiographic CAD was measured. During follow-up (48 months; range 6-65), 140 CVD events occurred (including 34 deaths). Univariate Cox analysis demonstrated that both large arterial elasticity and small arterial elasticity were significant predictors of CVD events. Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that small arterial elasticity remained significant. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the probability of having a CVD event/CVD death increased with a decrease of small arterial elasticity (P < .001, respectively). Decreased small arterial elasticity independently predicts the risk of CVD events in Chinese patients with angiographic CAD.
authors: 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors: Zhaofei
authors: Z
authors: Wan
authors: Xiaojun
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Xinhong
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Fuqiang
authors: F
authors: Liu
authors: Weimin
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: Leilei
authors: L
authors: Pei
authors: Zuyi
authors: Z
authors: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D059289:Vascular Stiffness
keywords: cardiovascular event; coronary artery disease; small artery elasticity