Validating a New Oscillometric Device for Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Measurements in Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Daniela Kracht,
Rukshana Shroff,
Sabrina Baig,
Anke Doyon,
Christoph A. Jacobi,
René Zeller,
Uwe Querfeld,
Franz Schaefer,
Elke Wühl,
Bernhard M.W. Schmidt,
Anette Melk
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.147
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , repeatability , arterial stiffness , intraclass correlation , pulse wave analysis , cardiology , bland–altman plot , applanation tonometry , path length , blood pressure , limits of agreement , nuclear medicine , mathematics , statistics , clinical psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , psychometrics
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an indicator of aortic stiffness and a predictor of cardiovascular risk. Applanation tonometry (e.g., SphygmoCor) is a well-established method to measure aortic PWV (aPWV). The Vicorder, a new oscillometric device, has not been validated in children and adolescents.
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