Pulmonary Function and Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Heart Failure

Table 3

Multivariate linear analyses for CAVI.

Age	0.039 ± 0.009	<0.001
Body mass index	−0.057 ± 0.017	<0.001
ARB	−0.301 ± 0.129	0.020
FEV1	−0.525 ± 0.112	<0.001
E/A ratio	−0.808 ± 0.337	0.017
BNP	−0.006 ± 0.002	0.0046

ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; E/A ratio: ratio of early transmitral flow velocity to atrial flow velocity; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; hFEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s.