Table 3.
Assessment of vascular health.
| Study & Year | Parameter | Vascular Site | Method | Device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chung 2018 [36] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Colin Medical |
| Fahs 2017 [39] | PWV | Carotid-femoral | Applanation tonometry | SphygmoCor |
| Gonzales 2015 [40] | PWV | Carotid-femoral | Applanation tonometry | SphygmoCor |
| Im 2017 [42] | PWV | Carotid-ankle | Oscillometric | Fukuda Denshi |
| Kohara 2017 [43] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Omron |
| Ochi 2010 [46] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Omron |
| Sampaio 2014 [58] | PWV | Carotid-ankle | Oscillometric | Fukuda Denshi |
| Sanada 2010 [48] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Colin Medical |
| Shiotsu 2018 [49] | PWV | Carotid-femoral | Oscillometric | Fukuda Denshi |
| Wong 2018 [60] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Colin Medical |
| Yamamoto 2009 [51] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Omron |
| Yoshizawa 2009 [52] | PWV | Carotid-femoral | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Colin Medical |
| Zhang 2019 [54] | PWV | Brachial-ankle | Volume-plethysmographic apparatus | Omron |
| Barrera 2014 [35] | CIMT | Carotid | Ultrasound | GE |
| den Ouden 2013 [37] | CIMT | Carotid | Ultrasound | ATL Ultramark IV |
| Khoudary 2015 [38] | CIMT | Carotid | Ultrasound | Teratech Corp |
| Shimizu 2017 [59] | CIMT | Carotid | Ultrasound | GE |
| Suwa 2018 [50] | CIMT | Carotid | Ultrasound | Aplio |
| Heffernan 2012 [41] | Aix | Radial | Applanation tonometry | Omron |
| Lee 2014 [44] | Aix | Radial | Applanation tonometry | SphygmoCor |
| Lima-Junior 2018 [57] | Aix | Radial | Applanation tonometry | EndoPAT |
| Dipla 2017 [55] | FMD | Brachial | Muscle oxygenation apparatus | NIRS Artinis |
| Yoo 2018 [53] | FMD | Brachial | Applanation tonometry | EndoPAT |
| Phillips 2012 [34] | LBF | Femoral | Doppler ultrasound | Toshiba |
| Barnouin 2017 * [33] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Bergström needle |
| Brightwell 2018 * [26] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Bergström needle |
| Groen 2014 * [61] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Percutaneous needle |
| Gueugneau 2016 * [56] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Bergström needle |
| Prior 2016 * [47] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Percutaneous needle |
| Verdijk 2016 * [27] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Percutaneous needle |
| Wüst 2009 * [62] | C: F Ratio | Femoral | Immunohistochemistry | Percutaneous needle |
| Mitchell 2013 * [25] | MBF | Femoral | Contrast-enhanced ultrasound | Sonovue |
| Timmerman 2012 * [20] | MBF | Femoral | Doppler ultrasound | Philips ATL |
* Microvascular only assessment (no asterisk indicates macrovascular only); Abbreviations: PWV: Pulse Wave Velocity; CIMT: Carotid Intima Media Thickness; Aix: Radial Augmentation Index; FMD: Flow Mediated Dilation; LBF: Leg Blood Flow; C: F Ratio: Capillary to Fiber Ratio; MBF: Microvascular Blood Flow.