title: Echocardiographic assessment of proximal aorta pulse wave velocity.
authors.forename: Alexandros Petros
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Patrianakos
authors.forename: Fragiskos I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Parthenakis
authors.forename: Dimitrios M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Karakitsos
authors.forename: Panos E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Vardas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011673:Pulsatile Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods