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Determination of Systemic and Regional Arterial Structure and Function

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Large artery stiffness can be measured through direct and indirect techniques. Measurement of pulse wave propagation is among the most direct techniques, either through pulse wave velocity or through artificial pressure wave propagation. Measurement of strain and stress through echotracking techniques gives also direct, hypothesis-free measurement of arterial stiffness. Other techniques are derived from models of circulation and can approximate arterial stiffness. Details about techniques, parameter definition, are given here to help researchers and practitioners to make the best choice of technique for their applications.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U970(Eq7)-PARCC, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris-Descartes, 20 rue Leblanc, Paris, 75015, France

    Pierre Boutouyrie MD, PhD & Stéphane Laurent MD, PhD

  2. Radiologie, HEGP, APHP, Inserm U970 Eq7, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

    Laurent Macron MD, PhD & Elie Mousseaux MD, PhD

  3. Radiology, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, Paris, 75015, France

    Laurent Macron MD, PhD & Elie Mousseaux MD, PhD

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Boutouyrie, P., Macron, L., Mousseaux, E., Laurent, S. (2014). Determination of Systemic and Regional Arterial Structure and Function. In: Safar, M., O'Rourke, M., Frohlich, E. (eds) Blood Pressure and Arterial Wall Mechanics in Cardiovascular Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5198-2_5

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