title: Arterial stiffness: a simplified overview in vascular medicine.
abstract: Arterial elasticity is a common index of medical semiology, easier to understand than blood pressure measurement. This chapter summarizes the most classical aspects which are important to understand in vascular medicine.
authors.affiliation: Diagnosis Center, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris , France.
authors.forename: Michel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Safar
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001775:Blood Circulation; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014655:Vascular Resistance