title: Expert consensus document on arterial stiffness: methodological issues and clinical applications.
abstract: In recent years, great emphasis has been placed on the role of arterial stiffness in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Indeed, the assessment of arterial stiffness is increasingly used in the clinical assessment of patients. Although several papers have previously addressed the methodological issues concerning the various indices of arterial stiffness currently available, and their clinical applications, clinicians and researchers still report difficulties in selecting the most appropriate methodology for their specific use. This paper summarizes the proceedings of several meetings of the European Network for Non-invasive Investigation of Large Arteries and is aimed at providing an updated and practical overview of the most relevant methodological aspects and clinical applications in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM U652, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. stephane.laurent@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Bortel
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boutouyrie
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannattasio
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayoz
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pannier
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Struijker-Boudier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011674:Pulse; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology