“…Therefore, the validity of PWV in reflecting actual arterial stiffness is questionable, and this parameter is unsuitable for evaluating the effect of antihypertensive drugs in the arterial wall. On the other hand, CAVI is independent of BP, which makes it more precise and reproducible than PWV, whereas its predictive value of cardiovascular events is not established enough 20,36) . Furthermore, Izuhara et al 37) reported the multiple logistic analysis revealing that CAVI, but not baPWV, was associated with the presence of carotid and coronary arteriosclerosis.…”