%0 Journal Article %T Clinical Significance of Arterial Velocity Pulse Index in Patients With Stage B Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction %A Takashi Hitsumoto %J Archive of "Cardiology Research". %D 2019 %R 10.14740/cr864 %X In clinical settings, the arterial velocity pulse index (AVI) is explored as a novel marker of atherosclerosis using pulse wave analysis; however, data regarding the correlations between AVI and heart failure (HF) are limited. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical significance of AVI in patients with stage B HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) %K Arterial velocity pulse index %K Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction %K Stage B %K Left ventricular diastolic function %K High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T %K Oxidative stress %K Sarcopenia %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6575108/