title: Vascular stiffness is a biomarker of global cardiovascular risk.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.
authors.forename: Gary E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063177:Pulse Wave Analysis; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index