Measurement of Arterial Stiffness: A Novel Tool of Risk Stratification in Hypertension.
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries worldwide, despite highly effective preventive treatments available. As a difference continues to exist between the estimated and true number of events, further improvement of risk stratification is an essential part of cardiovascular research.Among hypertensive patients measurement of arterial stiffness parameters, like carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) or brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) can contribute to the identification of high-risk subpopulation of patients. This is a hot topic of vascular research including the possibility of the non-invasive measurement of central hemodynamics, wave reflections and recently, 24-h arterial stiffness monitoring as well. This chapter discusses the past and the present of this area including the scientific achievements with cfPWV, baPWV and other measures, provides a short overview of methodologies and the representation of arterial stiffness parameters in guidelines.
['Nemcsik|János|J|', 'Cseprekál|Orsolya|O|', 'Tislér|András|A|']
D001794:Blood Pressure D006801:Humans D006973:Hypertension D009991:Oscillometry D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease D011237:Predictive Value of Tests D011379:Prognosis D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis D018570:Risk Assessment D012307:Risk Factors D059289:Vascular Stiffness
Arterial stiffness Hypertension Pulse wave velocity Guidelines