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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Medical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Cardiovascular diseases represent a significant global health burden, necessitating advanced diagnostic tools.
  • Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a key clinical parameter for assessing cardiovascular risk, vascular health, and treatment effectiveness.
  • Current commercial PWV devices offer regional assessments and have contact-based limitations, hindering precise, local artery evaluation.

Conclusions:

  • Precise, local PWV assessment is superior to regional measurements for evaluating artery condition.
  • Development of accurate, inexpensive, and non-contact PWV techniques is essential for clinical routine.
  • Advancements in non-invasive technology are critical for the early detection and diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.