State of the Art Review: Brachial-Ankle PWV

• Published in: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 621 - 636
• Main Authors: Tomiyama, Hirofumi, Shiina, Kazuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Atherosclerosis Society 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Ankle Brachial Index - methods; Arterial stiffness; Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; Cardiovascular disease; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Humans; Individual participant data meta-analysis; Pulse Wave Analysis - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Review; Risk Assessment - methods; Vascular Stiffness; Individual participant data meta-analysis; Cardiovascular disease; Arterial stiffness; Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity

The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (brachial-ankle PWV), which is measured simply by wrapping pressure cuffs around the four extremities, is a simple marker to assess the stiffness of the medium- to large- sized arteries. The accuracy and reproducibility of its measurement have been confirmed to...