Despite the wide recognition of larger artery stiffness as a highly clinically relevant and
independent prognostic biomarker, it has yet be incorporated into routine clinical practice …

The arterial pulse wave (PW) is a rich source of information on cardiovascular (CV) health. It
is widely measured by both consumer and clinical devices. However, the physical …

Townsend et al Vascular Research on Arterial Stiffness 699 pressure, blood flow, and
arterial diameter change with each heartbeat. In addition to the passive mechanical …

Pressure measured with a cuff and sphygmomanometer in the brachial artery is accepted as
an important predictor of future cardiovascular risk. However, systolic pressure varies …

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the single greatest cardiovascular risk factor worldwide.
HTN management is usually guided by brachial cuff blood pressure (BP), but questions …

The great incidence of cardiovascular (CV) diseases in the world spurs the search for new
solutions to enable an early detection of pathological processes and provides more precise …

Objective: Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is considered the gold standard for
arterial stiffness assessment in clinical practice. A large number of devices to measure PWV …

The optimal performance of the cardiovascular system, as well as the break-down of this
performance with disease, both involve complex biomechanical interactions between the …

Local pulse wave velocity (PWV) is evolving as one of the important determinants of arterial
hemodynamics, localized vessel stiffening associated with several pathologies, and a host …

Background: Although compelling evidence has established the physiological and clinical
relevance of aortic SBP (a-SBP), no consensus exists regarding the validity of the available …