Age- and Sex-Specific Patterns of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Asymptomatic Adults.
BACKGROUND The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a blood pressure-independent measure of arterial stiffness. OBJECTIVES The authors aimed to characterize age- and sex-specific CAVI patterns and longitudinal changes and determine the optimal cutoff for predicting the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) > 0 in the...