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Arterial stiffness – noninvasive assessment of smoking-related vascular changes and cardiovascular disease risk
AtCor Medical, Inc. (USA), Itasca, IL, U.S.A.
Arterial stiffness, as measured along the length of the aorta, has been shown to be highly predictive of cardiovascular disease, morbidity and mortality[1]. The speed of the pressure wave travelling from the heart along the aorta (aortic pulse wave...