Mattia Puglisi
Estimation of Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity based on Radial-Tibial Pulse Analysis: a Multivariable Approach.
Rel. Danilo Demarchi, Irene Buraioli. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the leading cause of death, accounting for around 32% of fatalities globally. Furthermore, CVD prevalence and mortality rates are expected to increase in the coming years due to the population's average age growth. This trend carries substantial implications for clinical practices and healthcare expenditures. Monitoring symptoms becomes essential to mitigate the negative impacts of these pathologies. Arterial stiffness is one of the highly predictive parameters in this regard, as the arteries naturally become stiffer with age and in the presence of specific diseases. One effective method to access arterial elasticity is by measuring Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV), which indicates the blood pulse speed to travel through two sites of the cardiovascular system.
It is widely acknowledged that carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV) is considered the gold-standard measurement of arterial stiffness
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