Misconceptions About Arterial Stiffness May Lead to Erroneous Conclusions

Am J Hypertens. 2020 Apr 29;33(5):402-404. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa017.

Authors

Luc M Van Bortel^{1

2}, Patrick Segers³, Tine De Backer^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
² Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Institute Biomedical Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Systems, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 32002543
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa017

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Arterial Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity / standards*
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Vascular Stiffness*