Why the study?
Recent European Society of Cardiology hypertension guidelines recommend assessing hypertensive organ damage via pulse wave velocity, highlighting the role of modern ultrasound echo-tracking techniques to measure local arterial stiffness.
Ultrasound echo-tracking of the carotid artery is presented as a modern and accessible technique for measuring pulse wave velocity to assess arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk.
Elevates pulse wave velocity to routine risk stratification in hypertension; confirms the prognostic value of arterial stiffness beyond.
A recent guideline on hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology recommends assessment of hypertensive organ damage. One of these aspects is the measurement of pulse wave velocity as an index of arterial stiffness and underlying atherosclerosis. Pulse wave velocity measurement provides valuable predictive information added to standard risk factors such as blood pressure, lipids, and blood glucose in cardiovascular risk assessment. The recently introduced ultrasound echo-tracking technique is considered a modern aspect in measuring local arterial siffness in clinical practice. The carotid artery is of particular interest because of its easy accessibility and the data obtained from numerous studies on the predictive value of the carotid pulse wave velocity for cardiovascular events.
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