Carotid distensibility coefficient

Carotid distensibility coefficient is associated with atrial fibrillation incidence in humans.

“Lower DC and higher PWV were associated with higher AF incidence only after adjustment for the CHARGE-AF risk-score variables excepting height, weight, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.”

HumansLower distensibility coefficient; association only after adjustment excluding height, weight, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure from CHARGE-AF variables

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Arterial Stiffness and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), and the Rotterdam Study

Journal of the American Heart Association·20 May 2016