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Measurement of Arterial Stiffness: A Novel Tool of Risk Stratification in Hypertension

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Book cover Hypertension: from basic research to clinical practice

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AIM,volume 956))

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries worldwide, despite highly effective preventive treatments available. As a difference continues to exist between the estimated and true number of events, further improvement of risk stratification is an essential part of cardiovascular research.

Among hypertensive patients measurement of arterial stiffness parameters, like carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) or brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) can contribute to the identification of high-risk subpopulation of patients. This is a hot topic of vascular research including the possibility of the non-invasive measurement of central hemodynamics, wave reflections and recently, 24-h arterial stiffness monitoring as well. This chapter discusses the past and the present of this area including the scientific achievements with cfPWV, baPWV and other measures, provides a short overview of methodologies and the representation of arterial stiffness parameters in guidelines.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1023 Mecset utca 17. II/25A, Budapest, Hungary

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  3. Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

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Nemcsik, J., Cseprekál, O., Tislér, A. (2016). Measurement of Arterial Stiffness: A Novel Tool of Risk Stratification in Hypertension. In: Islam, M.S. (eds) Hypertension: from basic research to clinical practice. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 956. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2016_78

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