Rapid and automated risk stratification by determination of the aortic stiffness in healthy subjects and subjects with cardiovascular disease.

<h4>Background</h4>Aortic stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; thus, simple, rapid and preferably automated techniques are indispensable for pursuing a global risk stratification approach. We present an oscillometric technique for determination...

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Main Authors: Julia Lortz, Lennard Halfmann, Amelie Burghardt, Martin Steinmetz, Tobias Radecke, Rolf Alexander Jánosi, Tienush Rassaf, Christos Rammos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216538