Comparison between carotid-femoral and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as measures of arterial stiffness

Tanaka, Hirofumi; Munakata, Masanori; Kawano, Yuhei; Ohishi, Mitsuru; Shoji, Tetsuo; Sugawara, Jun; Tomiyama, Hirofumi; Yamashina, Akira; Yasuda, Hisayo; Sawayama, Toshitami; Ozawa, Toshio

doi:10.1097/hjh.0b013e32832e94e7

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Comparison between carotid-femoral and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as measures of arterial stiffness

Published in Journal of Hypertension • Oct 1, 2009

Authors:

Hirofumi Tanaka

Masanori Munakata

Yuhei Kawano

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is the most recognized and established index of arterial stiffness. An emerging automatic measure of PWV primarily used in the Asian countries is brachial-ankle PWV (baP...

Subject

Pulse wave velocity

Medicine

Arterial stiffness

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