Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8, February 2009

Assessment of pulse wave velocity

  • Pierre Boutouyrie

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Marie Briet

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Cédric Collin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Sebastian Vermeersch

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Pharmacology Department, HEGP, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris 2, France
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  • Bruno Pannier

      Affiliations

    • Medicine Department, Manhes Hospital, Fleury-Merogis, INSERM UMRS 872, Paris, France

Received 29 September 2008; received in revised form 10 November 2008; accepted 11 November 2008. published online 09 December 2008.

Summary 

Measurement of pulse wave velocity is of increasing importance for assessment of arterial stiffness and risk evaluation. Different techniques are available, based either on pressure, distension or Doppler waveforms. Techniques not only differ by the algorithm used to identify specific part of the pulse signal, but also in the preferred way to measure distance between sites. The merits of each technique are described, and a brief overlook of the marketed devices to measure pulse wave velocity is given.

Keywords: Arteries, Stiffness, Physiopathology, Pulse, Arteriosclerosis

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PII: S1872-9312(08)00519-X

doi:10.1016/j.artres.2008.11.002

Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 3-8, February 2009

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