77196-4
Pulse wave velocity
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Part Description
LP189767-9 Pulse wave velocity
Arterial pulse wave velocity, such as aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), is a reflection of arterial stiffness, and aortic PWV may be a marker of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension, diabetes and end-stage renal disease. PWV is calculated as the distance traveled between two arterial pulse measurement sites, such as the carotid and femoral arteries, divided by the time it takes for a single pulse wave to travel between the two sites. PMID: 16461839
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
, PMID: 16461839
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Pulse wave velocity
- Property
- Vel
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Arterial system
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Pulse wave velocity
- Short Name
- PWV
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CARD.RISK
- Type
- Clinical
- First Released
- Version 2.52
- Last Updated
- Version 2.52 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Formula (Readable)
Pulse wave velocity = Distance traveled by a single pulse wave from point a to b/time taken for single pulse wave to travel from point a to b
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
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77197-2 | Noninvasive arteriosclerosis studies panel |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ταχύτητα σφυγμικού κύματος: Synonyms: Vel Ταχύτητα σφυγμικού κύματος |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Velocidad de la onda de pulso: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Impulso, velocità d'onda: Synonyms: Framingham Cardiac Risk Punto nel tempo (episodio) Velocità (distanza/tempo) Velocità d''onda di impulso |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 脉搏波速: Synonyms: 可用数量表示的; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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cm/s | Example UCUM Units |
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