Research funded in part by our project “Vascular Biomechanics Assessment using printed soft electronics and advanced signal processing (VBA)“ has resulted in interesting findings regarding the use of arterial pulse wave derived parameters in evaluation of vascular health. Specifically, M.Sc. Mira Haapala shows in her paper “Impedance plethysmography-based method in the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis” published in the leading journal of the field “Atherosclerosis”, that individual and combined bio-impedance measured pulse wave parameters have stronger association with subclinical atherosclerosis than the commonly used pulse wave velocity. The study paves the way for the use of non-invasive monitoring methods in early diagnosis of deadly cardiovascular diseases.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.01.006
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