Uses of Arterial Stiffness in Clinical Practice.
As far back as the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, physicians have observed and interpreted the arterial pulse to diagnose disease. In the last 20 years, advances in modern engineering have rendered quantitative pulse wave analysis widely available, reliable, and reproducible. To date, measurement of arterial stiffness has remained almost exclusively a research activity. However, ongoing technological improvements coupled with already strong and growing evidence of clinical value should facilitate integration of arterial stiffness measures into clinical practice in the near future. This brief review will highlight clinical areas where arterial stiffness measures are likely to be the most informative in clinical practice.
['Wilkinson|Ian B|IB|', 'Mäki-Petäjä|Kaisa M|KM|', 'Mitchell|Gary F|GF|']
D001158:Arteries D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases D006801:Humans D011237:Predictive Value of Tests D011379:Prognosis D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis D015203:Reproducibility of Results D018570:Risk Assessment D012307:Risk Factors D059289:Vascular Stiffness
pulse wave analysis technology vascular stiffness