Pulmonary Function and Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Heart Failure

Table 2

Correlation analyses for CAVI.

Age	0.346	<0.001
Gender	0.086	0.104
Body mass index	−0.204	<0.001
Systolic BP	0.119	0.026
Diastolic BP	−0.085	0.114
Current smoking	0.065	0.220
hs-CRP	0.216	<0.001
Hypertension	−0.014	0.790
Diabetes mellitus	0.050	0.320
Coronary heart disease	0.008	0.878
ACEI	0.028	0.600
ARB	−0.100	0.056
FVC	−0.271	0.030
FEV1	−0.299	<0.001
FEV1/FVC ratio	−0.048	0.376
LVEF	−0.006	0.917
E/A ratio	−0.176	0.001
BNP	0.212	<0.001

ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; LAD: left atrial diameter; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; E/A ratio: ratio of early transmitral flow velocity to atrial flow velocity; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; FVC: forced volume capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; CAVI: cardio-ankle vascular index.