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

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Authors

Hirofumi Tanaka · The University of Texas at Austin

Masanori Munakata · Tohoku Rosai Hospital

Yuhei Kawano · National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

Mitsuru Ohishi · Osaka University

Tetsuo Shoji · Osaka City University

Jun Sugawara · The University of Texas at Austin

Hirofumi Tomiyama

Abstract

Collectively, these results indicate that cfPWV and baPWV are indices of arterial stiffness that exhibit similar extent of associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors and clinical events.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

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Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Hypertension

Volume 27, Issue 10, pp. 2022-2027

DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32832e94e7

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