Figures & data
Figure 1 (A) An exponential relation between blood pressure and arterial diameter under stable physiological condition. (B) Linear relation between natural logarithm of systolic (Ps) – diastolic (Pd) pressure ratio (In Ps/Pd) and arterial wall distensibility.
Note: The increased slope (ie, stiffness parameter, β) in arteriosclerotic vessel compared to normal.
Figure 2 Schematic illustration of the acquisition of study parameters for computation of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI).
Figure 3 Changes in the number of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI)-related publications in the PubMed database since 2004.
