Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) differentiates pharmacological properties of vasodilators nicardipine and nitroglycerin in anesthetized rabbits

• Main Authors: Tatsuo Chiba (Author), Mari Yamanaka (Author), Sachie Takagi (Author), Kazuhiro Shimizu (Author), Mao Takahashi (Author), Kohji Shirai (Author), Akira Takahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) has been developed for measurement of vascular stiffness from the aorta to tibial artery, which is clinically utilized for assessing the progress of arteriosclerosis. In this study, we established measuring system of the CAVI in rabbits, and assessed whether the in...