Assessment of arterial stiffness in patients with chronic lower extremity venous disease: An observational study

Aykan A. C., Mentese S., Dogan E., Cavusoglu I. G., Aykan D. A., Kalaycioglu E., ...Daha Fazla

PHLEBOLOGY, cilt.31, sa.5, ss.349-355, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0268355515591394
  • Dergi Adı: PHLEBOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.349-355
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives Arterial stiffness is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events. Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is severe form of chronic venous disease (CVD). The aim of this study is to investigate arterial stiffness by cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in patients with CVI.