Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Correspondence to Hack-Lyoung Kim, MD, PhD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Republic of Korea. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CAD, coronary artery disease; CAVI, cardio-ankle vascular index; cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; DES, drug-eluting stent; ECG, electrocardiogram; ICA, invasive coronary angiography; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular event; MDRD, modification of diet in renal disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PWV, pulse wave velocity; RAS, renin–angiotensin system; SBP, systolic blood pressure

Received 1 October, 2022

Revised 5 November, 2022

Accepted 17 November, 2022