title: Arterial stiffness mapping: a better navigation to Ithaca?
authors.affiliation: Hypertension Unit and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, "Laiko" Hospital, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: aprotog@med.uoa.gr.
authors.forename: Athanase D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Protogerou
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Unit, 1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" Hospital, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Vessels and Hypertension Units, 1st Department of Cardiology, "Hippokration" Hospital, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: all-cause mortality; arterial compliance; cardiovascular event(s); carotid stiffness; femoral stiffness; pulse wave velocity