Heart-Thigh Cuff Pulse Wave Velocity: A Novel Nontechnical Measure of Arterial Stiffness

BACKGROUND Recently, a novel index of arterial stiffness was developed to eliminate the placements of transducers on the carotid and femoral arteries and to make the measurement substantially easier. We evaluated the agreement of this new methodology with the well-established carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV). METHODS A total of 50 adults (28 men and 22 women) varying widely in age and blood pressure were studied. Heart-thigh pulse...