Researchers found that estimated Pulse Wave Velocity (ePWV), a readily available marker of arterial stiffness, has been shown to be an effective addition in identifying patients at risk of mortality ...

wave speed is measured in metres per second (m/s) frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) wavelength is measured in metres (m) ...

Pulse wave velocity may be used to predict hypertension risk in young adults by predicting the development of BP, according to a study published in Hypertension. “[Pulse wave velocity] could, ...

Since the aorta is the major component of arterial elasticity, the carotid-femoral PWV offers the simplest reproducible and noninvasive evaluation of regional stiffness. This measurement allows the ...

A research team led by Tomoro Sashida and Tomoharu Oka of Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, has succeeded in precisely measuring the expansion velocity of a shock wave of the supernova remnant W44. The ...

Aortic pulse wave velocity, a classic index of aortic stiffness, may be easily measured in humans using noninvasive ultrasound methods of high reproducibility. Recent epidemiologic studies have shown ...