Arterial stiffness tested by pulse wave velocity and augmentation index for cardiovascular risk stratification in antiphospholipid syndrome.

Gerasimos EvangelatosGeorge KonstantonisNikolaos TentolourisPetros P SfikakisMaria G G Tektonidou

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2023)

APS patients exhibit elevated AIx@75 versus HC, and similar to DM, indicating enhanced arterial stiffening in APS. Given its prognostic value, ArS evaluation may help to improve cardiovascular risk stratification in APS.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
blood pressure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
blood flow
metabolic syndrome
patient reported