title: Expert consensus document on the measurement of aortic stiffness in daily practice using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.
abstract: Stiffness of elastic arteries like the aorta predicts cardiovascular risk. By directly reflecting arterial stiffness, having the best predictive value for cardiovascular outcome and the ease of its measurement, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is now considered the gold standard for arterial stiffness assessment in daily practice. Many different measurement procedures have been proposed. Therefore, standardization of its measurement is urgently needed, particularly regarding the distance measurement. This consensus document advises on the measurement procedures in general and provides arguments for the use of 80% of the direct carotid-femoral distance as the most accurate distance estimate. It also advises the use of 10 m/s as new cut-off value for carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.
authors.affiliation: Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Luc M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Van Bortel
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boutouyrie
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chowienczyk
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Cruickshank
authors.forename: Tine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Backer
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filipovsky
authors.forename: Sofie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huybrechts
authors.forename: Francesco U S
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Mattace-Raso
authors.forename: Athanase D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Protogerou
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Segers
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011674:Pulse; D059289:Vascular Stiffness