@article{3089055,
    title = "Expert consensus document on the measurement of aortic stiffness in daily practice using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity",
    author = "Van Bortel, L.M. and Laurent, S. and Boutouyrie, P. and Chowienczyk, P. and Cruickshank, J.K. and De Backer, T. and Filipovsky, J. and Huybrechts, S. and Mattace-Raso, F.U.S. and Protogerou, A.D. and Schillaci, G. and Segers, P. and Vermeersch, S. and Weber, T.",
    journal = "JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION",
    year = "2012",
    volume = "30",
    number = "3",
    pages = "445-448",
    publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
    issn = "-",
    doi = "10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834fa8b0",
    keywords = "arterial stiffness;  blood vessel parameters;  body height;  body mass;  cardiovascular parameters;  cardiovascular risk;  carotid femoral distance;  carotid femoral pulse wave;  clinical practice;  conference paper;  human;  nuclear magnetic resonance imaging;  priority journal",
    abstract = "Stiffness of elastic arteries like the aorta predicts cardiovascular risk. By directly reflecting arterial stiffness, having the best predictive value for cardiovascular outcome and the ease of its measurement, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is now considered the gold standard for arterial stiffness assessment in daily practice. Many different measurement procedures have been proposed. Therefore, standardization of its measurement is urgently needed, particularly regarding the distance measurement. This consensus document advises on the measurement procedures in general and provides arguments for the use of 80% of the direct carotid-femoral distance as the most accurate distance estimate. It also advises the use of 10 m/s as new cut-off value for carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins."
}