Prognostic significance of arterial stiffness and osteoprotegerin in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
Gerasimos SiasosEvangelos OikonomouKonstantinos ManiatisGeorgios GeorgiopoulosEleni KokkouVasiliki TsigkouMarina ZaromitidouAlexios S AntonopoulosManolis VavuranakisChristodoulos StefanadisAthanasios G PapavassiliouDimitris TousoulisPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)
These findings extend the current knowledge concerning the role of arterial stiffness as powerful biomarkers in cardiovascular disease. Measurement of PWV might have a role in ascertaining prognosis and managing treatment in patients with stable CAD after PCI.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- inflammatory response
- smoking cessation