Uses of Arterial Stiffness in Clinical Practice

As far back as the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, physicians have observed and interpreted the arterial pulse to diagnose disease. In the last 20 years, advances in modern engineering have rendered quantitative pulse wave analysis widely available, reliable, and reproducible. To date, measurement of...

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Published in:Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology Vol. 40; no. 5; p. 1063
Main Authors: Wilkinson, Ian B, Mäki-Petäjä, Kaisa M, Mitchell, Gary F
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.05.2020
Subjects:
Arteries - physiopathology
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Pulse Wave Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Vascular Stiffness
pulse wave analysis
technology
vascular stiffness
ISSN:1524-4636, 1524-4636
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Summary:As far back as the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, physicians have observed and interpreted the arterial pulse to diagnose disease. In the last 20 years, advances in modern engineering have rendered quantitative pulse wave analysis widely available, reliable, and reproducible. To date, measurement of arterial stiffness has remained almost exclusively a research activity. However, ongoing technological improvements coupled with already strong and growing evidence of clinical value should facilitate integration of arterial stiffness measures into clinical practice in the near future. This brief review will highlight clinical areas where arterial stiffness measures are likely to be the most informative in clinical practice.
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ISSN:1524-4636
1524-4636
DOI:10.1161/ATVBAHA.120.313130