Open AccessMeasurement of pulse wave velocity in children
Author(s) -
Louise Keehn,
Louise Milne,
Karen McNeill,
Phil Chowienczyk,
Manish D. Sinha
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000203
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , applanation tonometry , cardiology , femoral artery , pulsatile flow , cuff , blood pressure , radial artery , artery , surgery
Pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness strongly predictive of cardiovascular risk in adults, is usually measured by sequential ECG-referenced carotid and femoral tonometry. A simplified technique, more suitable for use in children, employs simultaneous volumetric recording from a sensor applied over the carotid artery and a cuff applied over the femoral artery or arm and thigh pressure cuffs applied over the brachial and femoral arteries. The purpose of this study was to compare PWV computed over the carotid-femoral path (PWVcf) with that over the brachial-femoral path (PWVbf) using a volumetric system (Vicorder) and to compare values of PWVcf obtained by the volumetric and a tonometric method (SphygmoCor) in children.