CENTRAL INDICES OF AORTIC STIFFNESS PREDICT SEVERITY AND BURDEN OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE BEYOND TRADITIONAL RISK MODELS

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk prediction model includes risk factors such as age, sex, race, cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure (BP). However, routinely used peripheral BP differs from central (ascending aorta) BP with age. Hence traditional models may not accurately