Common Carotid Artery Stiffness Is Associated with Left Ventricular Structure and Function and Predicts First Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure

Conclusions: In patients at risk for heart failure, CCA stiffness was significantly associated with LV structure and function independently of cf-PWV. In addition, CCA stiffness but not cf-PWV predicted first AHF.Pulse 2014;2:18-28
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