Open AccessPrognostic Value of Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity as Index of Arterial Stiffness in the General Population
Author(s) -
Tine W. Hansen,
Jan A. Staessen,
Christian TorpPedersen,
Susanne Rasmussen,
Lutgarde Thijs,
Hans Ibsen,
Jørgen Jeppesen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.579342
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , arterial stiffness , population , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , ambulatory , pulse pressure , body mass index , environmental health
Few population studies addressed the prognostic significance of aortic pulse wave velocity (APWV) above and beyond other cardiovascular risk factors.
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