Original scientific paper
Correlation of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index, Ten-Year Risk Assessment and Other Atherosclerosis Risk Factors
Ljiljana Mayer
Vesna Bačić-Vrca
Pavao Šulentić
Ivan Sisić
Vlasta Marić-Miholić
Slobodan Romovski
Draga Ljubić
Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess correlation of atherosclerosis severity as determined by two different methods of
screening for atherosclerosis: (A) measurement of the cardio-ankle vascular index-CAVI by use of the VaseraVS-1500 vascular
screening device, and (B) Framingham scale scoring. 52 subjects (28 male and 24 female) were enrolled in the
study. Classification of study subjects into four quartiles based on theoretically calculated 10-year risk according to
Framingham scale (medians:1%, 3%, 4% and 15%) confirmed the risk increase to be associated with a statistically significant
increase in CAVI, age and total cholesterol, and a statistically significant decrease in HDL-cholesterol (p<0.001
all). Spearman correlation coefficients showed a statistically significant correlation of 10-year risk with CAVI (p=0.0242;
r=0.4494). Study results suggested that simultaneous determination of CAVI and 10-year risk might prove justified.
They are not contradictory, the more so, these two parameters showed a significant positive correlation. This test panel
yields comprehensible, implying all the possible consequences and highly motivating information that may stimulate the
person for lifestyle modification.
Keywords
cardio-ankle vascular index CAVI; atherosclerosis; Framingham scale scoring; cholesterol
Hrčak ID:
64773
URI
Publication date:
7.3.2011.
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