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ArticleVascular health and risk management2022

Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study.

Daiji Nagayama, Kentaro Fujishiro, Keijiro Nakamura, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kenji Suzuki, Kazuhiro Shimizu, Atsuhito Saiki, Kohji Shirai

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Article in Vascular health and risk management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Daiji NagayamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nagayama Clinic, Tochigi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6119-8012
Kentaro FujishiroJapan Health Promotion Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
Keijiro NakamuraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University, Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuhiro WatanabeCenter of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toho University, Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Takashi YamaguchiCenter of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toho University, Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Kenji SuzukiJapan Health Promotion Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiro ShimizuDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University, Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9896-0939
Atsuhito SaikiCenter of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Toho University, Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Kohji ShiraiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mihama Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimPhysiological tests to assess systemic vascular function are not included in the risk score for atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to examine whether cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a systemic arterial stiffness parameter, is associated with the presence of AF in Japanese general population.

methodsA cross-sectional study (N = 47,687) and a cohort study (N = 5418, four consecutive years) in Japanese urban residents who participated in annual health screening were conducted.

resultsA total of 164 subjects (0.34%) had AF in the cross-sectional data. After propensity score matching for age and gender, logistic regression analysis revealed that CAVI is independently associated with AF, as are body mass index and estimated glomerular filtration rate. In a 4-year cohort study, 22 subjects (0.41%) with new-appearance of AF showed higher CAVI at baseline than those without. In the receiver-operating-characteristic curve analysis, the area under the curve, which is a measure of predictability, of CAVI for the new-appearance of AF was 0.747, and the cut-off value of CAVI was 8.0. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the cumulative incidence of new-appearance of AF was higher in subjects with CAVI ≥8.0 compared to those with CAVI <8.0. In Cox-proportional hazards analysis, CAVI ≥8.0 as well as gender were identified as independent predictors for the new-appearance of AF, whereas age ≥65 years was not.

conclusionIncreased CAVI may represent a major modifiable risk factor for the development of AF. Studies are needed to confirm that CAVI is a predictor of AF independent of various AF risk factors and that CAVI-lowering interventions can prevent new-appearance or recurrence of AF.

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Atrial FibrillationVascular StiffnessAgedAnkleAnkle Brachial IndexCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansJapanPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesUrban Populationarterial stiffnessatrial fibrillationcardio-ankle vascular indexCAVIhealth screening

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PMCPMC8819161
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