Shahzad, Rahil (author), Shankar, Arun (author), Amier, Raquel (author), Nijveldt, Robin (author), Westenberg, Jos J.M. (author), de Roos, Albert (author), Lelieveldt, B.P.F. (author), van der Geest, R.J. (author) Background: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an indicator of aortic stiffness and is used as a predictor of adverse cardiovascular events. PWV can be non-invasively assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PWV computation requires two components, the length of the aortic arch and the time taken for the systolic pressure wave to...
journal article 2019
