biostudies-literatureMeyer MLNHLBI NIH HHSPHS HHS470-5https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4850900biostudies-literatureUnknown29(4)<h4>Background</h4>Arterial stiffness measures are emerging tools for risk assessment and stratification for hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is an established measure of central arterial stiffness. Other measures of PWV include femoral-ankle (faPWV), a measure of peripheral stiffness, and brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV), a composite measure of central and peripheral stiffness. Repeatability of central, peripheral, and composite PWV measures has not been adequately examined or compared.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants (n = 79; mean age 75.7 years; USA) from a repeatability study nested within the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study visit 5 (2011-2013) underwent 2 standardized visits, 4-8 weeks apart. Trained technicians obtainedAmerican journal of hypertensionRepeatability of Central and Peripheral Pulse Wave Velocity Measures: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.PMC4850900HHSN268201100011IT32 HL-007055R00 HL107642HHSN268201100009IHHSN268201100006CHHSN268201100005CHHSN268201100008CHHSN268201100007CR00HL107642HHSN268201100009CHHSN268201100011CHHSN268201100005IHHSN268201100010CT32 HL007055HHSN268201100008IHHSN268201100012CHHSN268201100007IHHSN268201100005GPatel MDCheng STanaka HHeiss GPoon AKPalta PCamplain RAl Qunaibet ACouper DMeyer MLfalseRepeatability of Central and Peripheral Pulse Wave Velocity Measures: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.<h4>Background</h4>Arterial stiffness measures are emerging tools for risk assessment and stratification for hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is an established measure of central arterial stiffness. Other measures of PWV include femoral-ankle (faPWV), a measure of peripheral stiffness, and brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV), a composite measure of central and peripheral stiffness. Repeatability of central, peripheral, and composite PWV measures has not been adequately examined or compared.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants (n = 79; mean age 75.7 years; USA) from a repeatability study nested within the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study visit 5 (2011-2013) underwent 2 standardized visits, 4-8 weeks apart. Trained technicians obtained2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Apr2025-04-04T07:30:32.648Z2019-03-27T02:12:44ZS-EPMC48509002623203610.1093/ajh/hpv127