Clinical value of aortic pulse-wave velocity measurement

"The pulse wave in man travels in the arteries at a speed of 4 to 10 metres per second. Its velocity depends… chiefly upon the elastic conditions of the arterial wall, which is affected by a variety of factors in health and disease."—Bramwell and Hill 1 Bramwell JC Hill AY The velocity of the pulse wave in man.. Proc R Soc Lond (Biol). 1922; 93: 298-306 Crossref Google Scholar