Measurement of pulse wave velocity

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Comparison of measurement technique for pulse wave velocity

• IRAS ID

  131873

• Contact name

  Philip Chowienczyk

• Contact email

  phil.chowienczyk@kcl.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  King's College London

• Research summary

  Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a measure of arterial stiffness endorsed by joint societies for the assessment of cardiovascular risk The conventional measurement involves the application of a sensor at the neck and femoral artery to estimate the time delay between the pulse arriving at carotid and femoral arteries. We wish to compare alternative methods for detecting the pulse and processing the captured waveforms to calculate this time delay.

• REC name

  London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/LO/0922

• Date of REC Opinion

  3 Jul 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion