P164 INDICES TO ASSESS AORTIC STIFFNESS FROM THE FINGER PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM: IN SILICO AND IN VIVO TESTING

Purpose: Aortic stiffness is predictive of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the gold standard method for assessing aortic stiffness, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is time-consuming and requires a trained operator. An alternative approach could be to derive an arterial stiffnes...

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Main Authors: Peter Charlton, Maria Aresu, Jeanette Spear, Phil Chowienczyk, Jordi Alastruey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2018-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930167/view