Screening for cardiovascular risk using pulse wave velocity

Aortic pulse wave velocity, an independent marker of cardiovascular risk.

Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), a classical index of aortic stiffness, may be easily measured in humans using non invasive ultrasound methods of high reproducibility. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that, independently of confounding factors as age, blood pressure and cardiac mass, aortic PWV is a predictor of cardiovascular (CV) mortality in populations of hypertensive subjects, wh...

Pulse Wave Analysis and Pulse Wave Velocity

momanometer that provides arterial pressures (brachial systolic and diastolic pressure) is coming under question. The concerns extend well beyond the familiar issue of “white coat” hypertension, home and 24-h blood pressure recordings, and the phase-out of mercury based instruments. These concerns relate to the inaccuracy of all cuff devices for measuring pressure within the brachial artery, th...

The application of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as a clinical tool for cardiovascular risk assessment.

To the Editor: I read with interest the article of Vlachopoulos et al, which evaluated the usefulness of brachial-ankle elasticity index (also known as brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity [baPWV], which is the term more commonly used in Japan) for predicting future cardiovascular (CV) events by meta-analysis. I would like to describe here the applicability of baPWV as a clinical tool for CV risk...

Pulse wave velocity measurement

The article deals with the investigation of pulse wave propagation in arteries. A part of work involves also design and realization of devices serving for scanning of pulse wave by reflective photoplethysmography. The work describes a use of microcontroller serving for data flow control, communication and analog signal digitalization using integrated analog to digital converter.

Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and the Risk Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease