Heart-Thigh Cuff Pulse Wave Velocity: A Novel Nontechnical Measure of Arterial Stiffness.

CONCLUSION: The automatic htPWV method, which permits the data acquisition with minimum technical skill, time, intrusion and in an operator-independent fashion, has good potential as a screening device for assessing arterial stiffness in a clinical setting.
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Source: American Journal of Hypertension - July 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fico BG, Gourley DD, Wooten SV, Tanaka H Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research