Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: ‘establishing normal and reference values’

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 31; no. 19; pp. 2338 - 2350
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.10.2010
• Series: Editor's Choice
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arteries; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Atherosclerosis - diagnosis; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Carotid Arteries - physiology; Clinical Research; Female; Femoral Artery - physiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pulse; Pulse wave velocity; Reference Values; Risk Factors; Stiffness; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Young Adult; Human; Reference; Humans; Pulse; Cardiovascular disease; Normal; Artery; Arteries; Vascular disease; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Pulse wave velocity; Adult; Arterial pressure; Blood pressure; Stiffness; Circulatory system; Wave velocity; Cardiology; Age

Aims Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), a direct measure of aortic stiffness, has become increasingly important for total cardiovascular (CV) risk estimation. Its application as a routine tool for clinical patient evaluation has been hampered by the absence of reference values. The aim of th...